• DocumentCode
    2126453
  • Title

    In-phase resonant inductive coupling for multi-layer vertical communication in 3D-ICs

  • Author

    Han, Sangwook ; Wentzloff, David D.

  • Author_Institution
    Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci. Dept., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    8-14 July 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A signal boosting scheme for wireless inductive interconnects in 3D-ICs is proposed. It enables longer distance communication through multiple-stacked layers without increasing coil size by using in-phase resonant inductive coupling and regenerative oscillation. Measurement results show the received signal is improved by 16dB compared to a conventional standard inductive coupling method with and aspect ratio of 4:1.
  • Keywords
    coils; electromagnetic induction; integrated circuit interconnections; three-dimensional integrated circuits; 3D IC; coil size; distance communication; inphase resonant inductive coupling; multilayer vertical communication; multiple-stacked layers; regenerative oscillation; signal boosting scheme; wireless inductive interconnects; Boosting; Coils; Couplings; Oscillators; Resonant frequency; Silicon carbide; Wireless communication;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Chicago, IL
  • ISSN
    1522-3965
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0461-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2012.6347946
  • Filename
    6347946