Title :
Surface current modelling of the skin effect
Author :
De Zutter, Daniël ; Rogier, Hendrik ; Knockaert, Luc
Abstract :
In this contribution, the skin effect for 2D on-chip interconnections is predicted using a new equivalent surface current concept. First, the features of the new approach are briefly outlined and the special case of conductors with rectangular cross-section is treated in more detail. Next, the behaviour of the equivalent surface current as a function of frequency is illustrated. Finally, the new method is used to determine inductance and resistance matrices of 2D on-chip interconnect examples with specifications taken from the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS).
Keywords :
integrated circuit interconnections; integrated circuit modelling; skin effect; 2D on-chip interconnection; equivalent surface current concept; inductance matrices; on-chip interconnect; resistance matrices; skin effect; surface current modelling; Admittance; Clocks; Conducting materials; Conductors; Current density; Frequency; Inductance; Skin effect; Surface resistance; Surface treatment;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Performance of Electronic Packaging, 2005. IEEE 14th Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9220-5
DOI :
10.1109/EPEP.2005.1563781
