An effective loop inductance model for general non-orthogonal interconnect with random capacitive coupling

Author

Sang-Pil Sim ; Chao, Charlie ; Krishnan, Shoba ; Petranovic, Dusan M. ; Arora, Narain D. ; Lee, Kwyro ; Yang, Cary Y.

Author_Institution

Microelectron. Lab., Santa Clara Univ., CA, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

8-11 Dec. 2002

Firstpage

315

Lastpage

318

Abstract

We propose a first-ever analytic inductance model for practical on-chip interconnects with random signal lines. Validity of the effective loop inductance approach and determination of return paths through random capacitive coupling are investigated using a full-wave solver, leading to a frequency-dependent RLC model. Non-orthogonal interconnects are also investigated and included in our model.

Keywords

RLC circuits; SPICE; circuit simulation; inductance; integrated circuit interconnections; integrated circuit modelling; HSPICE simulations; ULSI systems; analytic inductance model; effective loop inductance model; frequency-dependent RLC model; full-wave solver; nonorthogonal interconnect; on-chip interconnects; random capacitive coupling; random signal lines; return paths; Frequency; Inductance; Integrated circuit interconnections; Linearity; Power grids; Power system modeling; Signal analysis; Signal design; System-on-a-chip; Wires;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electron Devices Meeting, 2002. IEDM '02. International

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7462-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEDM.2002.1175842

Filename

1175842