DocumentCode
2952434
Title
The first copper ASICs: A 12M-gate technology
Author
Panner, Jeannie H. ; Bednar, Thomas R. ; Buffet, Patrick H. ; Kemerer, Douglas W. ; Stout, Douglas W. ; Zuchowski, Paul S.
Author_Institution
IBM Corp., Essex Junction, VT, USA
fYear
1999
fDate
1999
Firstpage
347
Lastpage
350
Abstract
This paper describes the first CMOS ASIC logic family built with copper metallurgy. Chips with up to 12-million equivalent gates can be designed in the 0.16 μm process. The technology, product characteristics, CAD system and first customer chips are discussed
Keywords
CMOS logic circuits; application specific integrated circuits; copper; integrated circuit metallisation; 0.16 micron; CAD; CMOS ASIC logic circuit; Cu; copper metallurgy; custom chip; gate technology; Application specific integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Chemical technology; Copper; Design automation; Integrated circuit interconnections; Isolation technology; Power distribution; Space technology; Wiring;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Custom Integrated Circuits, 1999. Proceedings of the IEEE 1999
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5443-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CICC.1999.777304
Filename
777304
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