Synthesis of generalised characteristic model for high-speed interconnects using current sources approach

Author

Ip, S.K.

Author_Institution

iTec Pro Ltd., Hong Kong, China

Volume

40

Issue

1

fYear

2004

Firstpage

8

Lastpage

10

Abstract

The derivation of an efficient Norton equivalent companion GCM for coupled interconnects in high-speed circuits is presented. The proposed model contains fewer nodes compared to its The´venin counterpart and hence accelerates the SPICE solution process. An application example with coupled microstrip lines driven by a bipolar ECL OR gate is given to demonstrate the efficiency. Comparison with the FDTD-SPICE simulation results substantiates the validity of this approach.

Keywords

Laplace transforms; SPICE; circuit simulation; coupled circuits; equivalent circuits; interconnections; microstrip lines; time-domain analysis; two-port networks; Laplace domain; Norton equivalent circuit; SPICE solution; bipolar ECL OR gate; characteristic admittance matrix; coupled interconnects; coupled microstrip lines; current sources approach; disjoint 2-port networks; efficient Norton equivalent model; finite propagation velocity; generalised characteristic model; high-speed circuits; high-speed interconnects; modified nodal analysis description matrix; time-domain model; transient simulation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electronics Letters

Publisher

iet

ISSN

0013-5194

Type

jour

DOI

10.1049/el:20040061

Filename

1260644