Title :
A frequency domain approach for efficient model reduction of mixed VLSI circuits
Author :
Amghayrir, A. ; Bréhonnet, P. ; Tanguy, N. ; Vilbé, P. ; Calvez, L.C. ; Huret, F.
Author_Institution :
LEST-UBO, UMR CNRS, Brest, France
Abstract :
It has become well accepted that interconnect delay dominates gate delay in current VLSI circuits. This paper introduces a new method, based on a frequency domain approach, for the simulation of interconnect problems found in high speed digital circuits and SOC-AMS.
Keywords :
VLSI; circuit simulation; delays; frequency-domain analysis; high-speed integrated circuits; integrated circuit interconnections; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; SOC-AMS; current VLSI circuits; frequency domain approach; gate delay; high speed digital circuits; interconnect delay; interconnect problem simulation; mixed VLSI circuits; model reduction; Circuit simulation; Context modeling; Dielectric substrates; Electromagnetic analysis; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic waveguides; Frequency domain analysis; Integrated circuit interconnections; Reduced order systems; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Signal Propagation on Interconnects, 2004. Proceedings. 8th IEEE Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8470-9
DOI :
10.1109/SPI.2004.1409043
