• DocumentCode
    2614893
  • Title

    Whitespace redistribution for thermal via insertion in 3D stacked ICs

  • Author

    Wong, Eric ; Lim, Sung Kyu

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    7-10 Oct. 2007
  • Firstpage
    267
  • Lastpage
    272
  • Abstract
    One of the biggest challenges in 3D stacked IC design is heat dissipation. Incorporating thermal vias is a promising method for reducing the temperatures of 3D ICs. The bonding styles between device layers impose certain restrictions to where thermal vias may be inserted. This paper presents a whitespace redistribution algorithm that takes bonding style into consideration to improve thermal via placement, which in turn reduces temperature.
  • Keywords
    cooling; integrated circuit bonding; integrated circuit design; thermal management (packaging); 3D stacked IC design; bonding style; device layers impose certain restrictions; heat dissipation; whitespace redistribution; Bonding; Costs; Heat sinks; Integrated circuit interconnections; Performance analysis; Simulated annealing; Temperature distribution; Thermal factors; Tiles; Wire;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Computer Design, 2007. ICCD 2007. 25th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Lake Tahoe, CA
  • ISSN
    1063-6404
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1257-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1063-6404
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICCD.2007.4601912
  • Filename
    4601912