Title :
Linearized sub-optimum method of long wire interconnections with uniform wire driver
Author :
Mu, Fenghao ; Alvandpour, Atila ; Svensson, Christer
Author_Institution :
IFM, Linkoping Univ., Sweden
fDate :
31 May-3 Jun 1998
Abstract :
A simple analysis is made of the delay for a uniform long wire interconnection with distributed RC property. The optimal widths of wire and transistor are investigated under different constraints. The analysis is based on an improved switch model and Elmore delay model. A linearized relation between wire width and transistor width is suggested. Performance comparison is made between the absolute optimum and the suggested method by plotting the loci of the optimum solutions. Results show that the linearized relation can achieve a sub-optimum solution quite close to the absolute optimum, and it can be used in the delay calculation
Keywords :
circuit optimisation; delays; driver circuits; integrated circuit interconnections; integrated circuit modelling; root loci; Elmore delay model; absolute optimum; delay; distributed RC property; linearized sub-optimum method; long wire interconnections; switch model; transistor width; uniform wire driver; wire width; Capacitance; Delay effects; Driver circuits; Energy consumption; Optimization; Performance analysis; Resistors; Switches; Very large scale integration; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1998. ISCAS '98. Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4455-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.1998.706889
