A modular approach for the simulation of a parameter dependent SWCNT InterConnect

A simple approach based on a commercial package like PSIMreg is used for simulating the behaviour of an interconnect (IC) based on a single wall carbon nanotube modelled by an equivalent transmission line (TL). The simulator is also employed for computing all the per unit length parameters of the TL in terms of the geometrical, physical and thermal dependencies of the considered structure. An equivalent two port circuit is developed that can be used for time domain analysis of the nano ICs, including also the interesting feature of the evaluation of the performances ranges occurring in presence of characteristic parameter variations.