Title :
Simulation of IC- and MCM-interconnects
Author :
Grabinski, Hartmut
Author_Institution :
Lab. fur Informationstechnol., Hannover Univ., Germany
Abstract :
Different methods for the mathematical description of lines and line systems are analyzed and discussed. A simple method for the simulation of line systems, including losses, in a nonlinear circuit environment in the time domain is treated, and as an example a typical simulation tool (called ISIM) based upon this method is presented. The most crucial problem within the simulation of interconnects in a circuit environment is the problem of the time step control between circuit simulation and interconnect simulation. This problem is discussed, and a method to overcome it is presented.<>
Keywords :
circuit analysis computing; digital simulation; losses; monolithic integrated circuits; multichip modules; packaging; time-domain analysis; IC interconnects; ISIM; MCM-interconnects; integrated circuits; line systems; losses; multichip modules; nonlinear circuit; simulation; time domain; time step control; Circuit simulation; Context modeling; Coupling circuits; Dielectric losses; Integrated circuit interconnections; Laboratories; Maxwell equations; Nonhomogeneous media; Nonlinear circuits; Sections;
Conference_Titel :
CompEuro '92 . 'Computer Systems and Software Engineering',Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
The Hague, Netherlands
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2760-3
DOI :
10.1109/CMPEUR.1992.218417
