Title :
Reliable detection of causality violations in tabulated scattering parameters through filtered dispersion relations
Author_Institution :
Edward S. Rogers Sr. Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
We introduce a new form of dispersion relations useful to detect causality violations in sampled scattering parameters. Compared to existing solutions, the new approach is simpler to implement, more intuitive, and provides a better insight on the detected violation.
Keywords :
S-parameters; causality; integrated circuit reliability; causality violations; filtered dispersion relations; reliable detection; sampled scattering parameters; tabulated scattering parameters; Dispersion; Finite wordlength effects; Hafnium; Robustness; Scattering parameters; Solid modeling; Vectors; CAD techniques; Macromodeling; Signal Integrity;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Performance of Electronic Packaging and Systems (EPEPS), 2013 IEEE 22nd Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0705-2
DOI :
10.1109/EPEPS.2013.6703478
