• DocumentCode
    565260
  • Title

    Can pin access limit the footprint scaling?

  • Author

    Xiang Qiu ; Marek-Sadowska, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    3-7 June 2012
  • Firstpage
    1100
  • Lastpage
    1106
  • Abstract
    If pin density exceeds a certain threshold, pin access becomes a challenge for inter-cell signal routing and increasing the number of metal layers cannot improve routability. CMOS and FinFET layouts may never reach this threshold, but Vertical Slit Field Effect Transistor (VeSFET) ICs may exceed it. We demonstrate that VeSFET layouts are still routable within footprint using two-sided routing which achieves better wire length and via usage than one-sided routing with or without white space inserted.
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; VLSI; field effect transistors; integrated circuit layout; network routing; scaling circuits; CMOS; FinFET layout; VeSFET IC; VeSFET layout; footprint scaling; intercell signal routing; metal layer; pin density; routability; vertical slit field effect transistor; Layout; Metals; Pins; Routing; Transistors; White spaces; Wires; Detailed routing; VeSFET; net partitioning; pin density; two-sided routing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Design Automation Conference (DAC), 2012 49th ACM/EDAC/IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • ISSN
    0738-100X
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4503-1199-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6241642