Title :
The role of monolithic transmission lines in high-speed integrated circuits
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes the role of transmission lines amenable to integration in VLSI technologies and their important circuit implications. First, an overview of microstrips, coplanar lines, and striplines is given and their performance limitations are quantified. Next, modeling and simulation issues are addressed and the role of transmission lines as circuit elements is discussed. Finally, examples of circuits that benefit from monolithic transmission lines are presented.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; VLSI; circuit simulation; coplanar transmission lines; field effect MMIC; high-speed integrated circuits; integrated circuit modelling; microstrip lines; strip lines; CMOS; VLSI; circuit elements; coplanar lines; high-speed integrated circuits; microstrips; microwave transmission lines; monolithic transmission lines; striplines; Capacitance; Circuit simulation; Circuit synthesis; Distributed parameter circuits; High speed integrated circuits; Impedance; Microstrip; Monolithic integrated circuits; Stripline; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the IEEE 2002
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7250-6
DOI :
10.1109/CICC.2002.1012845
