Tools to aid in wiring rule generation for high speed interconnects

Author

Franzon, Paul ; Simovich, Slobodan ; Steer, Michael ; Basel, Mark ; Mehrotra, Sharad ; Mills, Tom

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA

fYear

1992

fDate

8-12 Jun 1992

Firstpage

466

Lastpage

471

Abstract

The MetaSim allows multiple simulation studies to be automatically specified, conducted, and analyzed in such a fashion so as to produce wiring rules for layout tools. The authors describe the operation of MetaSim and give an example of its use. One of MetaSim´s current engines, Transim, is a convolution simulator that incorporates a robust, rapid, and accurate method for the simulation of coupled, lossy interconnect structures specified with frequency-dependent parameters. Transim solves the problem of incorporating transient circuit simulation with nonlinear devices, with transmission line simulation in the frequency domain

Keywords

circuit analysis computing; circuit layout CAD; frequency-domain analysis; integrated circuit technology; MetaSim; Transim; convolution simulator; frequency domain; frequency-dependent parameters; high speed interconnects; layout tools; lossy interconnect structures; multiple simulation studies; nonlinear devices; transient circuit simulation; transmission line simulation; wiring rule generation; Analytical models; Circuit simulation; Convolution; Coupling circuits; Engines; Frequency; Integrated circuit interconnections; Power system transients; Robustness; Wiring;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Design Automation Conference, 1992. Proceedings., 29th ACM/IEEE

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA

ISSN

0738-100X

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2822-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DAC.1992.227758

Filename

227758