Title :
A study of signal propagation in nonlinear interconnects
Author :
Payandehjoo, Kasra ; Abhari, Ramesh
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada
Abstract :
Signal propagation in a nonlinear transmission line (NLTL), which is a viable means for tunable interconnection in modern electronic circuits, is investigated. The analytical formulations describing the harmonic generation in NLTL circuits are derived. Circuit simulations are conducted to validate the voltage waveform derivations and to monitor signal transmission.
Keywords :
circuit simulation; harmonic generation; integrated circuit interconnections; transmission lines; NLTL circuits; circuit simulations; electronic circuits; harmonic generation; nonlinear interconnects; nonlinear transmission line; signal propagation; signal transmission; tunable interconnection; voltage waveforms; Capacitance; Circuit simulation; Diodes; Distributed parameter circuits; Electronic circuits; Frequency; Integrated circuit interconnections; Transmission line theory; Tunable circuits and devices; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Performance of Electronic Packaging, 2005. IEEE 14th Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9220-5
DOI :
10.1109/EPEP.2005.1563735
