Title :
An application of the forward-backward (FB) method for capacitance extraction problems of planar structures
Author :
Sae-Heng, Chaipat ; Torrungrueng, Danai
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Asian Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Chon Buri, Thailand
Abstract :
Capacitance extraction for three-dimensional (3-D) conductors located on planar structures has various applications, especially in the design and packaging of integrated circuits. One of the most commonly used methods for capacitance extraction problems is the method of moments (MM). In this study, the forward-backward (FB) method, which is an iterative MM, is applied for solving these problems effectively. It is found that the method is an O(N2) algorithm per iteration, where N is the total number of unknowns. In addition, the FB method provides accurate results compared to those of the standard MM with less computational times for relatively large problems. Convergence characteristics of the FB method are also studied in this paper.
Keywords :
capacitance; conductors (electric); integrated circuit design; integrated circuit packaging; iterative methods; method of moments; FB method; capacitance extraction problem; convergence characteristic; forward-backward method; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit packaging; iterative method of moment; planar structure; three-dimensional conductor; Capacitance; Conductors; Convergence; Design engineering; Integrated circuit packaging; Integrated circuit technology; Iterative algorithms; Iterative methods; Moment methods; Transmission line matrix methods;
Conference_Titel :
TENCON 2004. 2004 IEEE Region 10 Conference
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8560-8
DOI :
10.1109/TENCON.2004.1414937