Title :
Electrothermal simulation of integrated circuits
Author :
Van Petegem, W. ; De Wachter, D. ; Sansen, W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. Elektrotech., Katholieke Univ. Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium
Abstract :
The electrothermal simulator (ETS) for integrated circuits is presented. It is based on the alternating operation of an electrical and thermal analysis program. The main links between these two simulators are the model cards, as in a normal simulation program with IC emphasis (SPICE) input, but now provided for each circuit component separately. All temperature-dependent parameters are updated between iterations. A static example simulated with ETS shows the importance of such a combined electrothermal simulation. Future developments are also indicated
Keywords :
digital simulation; finite element analysis; integrated circuit technology; monolithic integrated circuits; SPICE; alternating operation of programs; combined electrothermal simulation; each circuit component separately; electrical analysis program; electrothermal simulator; model cards; simulation program with IC emphasis; static example; temperature-dependent parameters; thermal analysis program; Analytical models; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Coupling circuits; Electrothermal effects; Equations; Integrated circuit modeling; SPICE; Temperature control; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Thermal and Temperature Measurement Symposium, 1990. SEMI-THERM VI, Proceedings., Sixth Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
DOI :
10.1109/STHERM.1990.68494
