Title :
Ladder network modeling for closed-form interconnect time delay determination
Author :
Antonini, Giulio ; Fen, G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., L´´Aquila Univ., Italy
fDate :
28 Aug.-2 Sept. 2005
Abstract :
This paper presents a new method for computing time delay of RC interconnects based on closed form polynomials. The accuracy of the proposed formulas is tested by comparison with Spice simulations and results available in literature.
Keywords :
RC circuits; SPICE; delay circuits; integrated circuit interconnections; ladder networks; network synthesis; polynomial approximation; RC interconnects; Spice simulation; closed form polynomial; closed-form interconnect time delay; ladder network modeling; time delay computing; Analytical models; Circuit simulation; Conductors; Delay effects; Delay estimation; Integrated circuit interconnections; Multiconductor transmission lines; Polynomials; Transmission line theory; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Circuit Theory and Design, 2005. Proceedings of the 2005 European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9066-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECCTD.2005.1523103