Title :
Solver for current source type driver(s) and interconnect with linear or nonlinear loads
Author :
Ruehli, Albert E. ; Hayes, Jerry
Author_Institution :
IBM T. J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Abstract :
Current source type models are widely used for noise and timing analysis of on-chip drivers and interconnects. A time domain solution using Spice may be too time consuming. Here, we consider small solver for nonlinear driver(s) with interconnects and linear or nonlinear loads.
Keywords :
SPICE; constant current sources; driver circuits; integrated circuit interconnections; time-domain analysis; Spice; current source type driver; integrated circuit interconnection; noise analysis; nonlinear load; on-chip drivers; time domain solution; timing analysis; Admittance; Capacitance; Circuit noise; Driver circuits; Impedance; Integrated circuit interconnections; Laboratories; Nonlinear circuits; Timing; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Performance of Electronic Packaging and Systems, 2009. EPEPS '09. IEEE 18th Conference on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4447-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5646-8
DOI :
10.1109/EPEPS.2009.5338471
