Automatic generation of analytical models for interconnect capacitances

Author

Choudhury, Umakanta ; Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, Alberto

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA

Volume

14

Issue

4

fYear

1995

fDate

4/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

470

Lastpage

480

Abstract

An analytical-model generator for interconnect capacitances is presented. It obtains analytical expressions of self and coupling capacitances of interconnects for commonly encountered configurations, based on a series of numerical simulations and a partial knowledge of the flux components associated with the configurations. The configurations which are currently considered by this model generator are: (a) single line; (b) crossing lines; (c) parallel lines on the same layer; and (d) parallel lines on different layers (both overlapping and nonoverlapping)

Keywords

capacitance; circuit layout CAD; finite difference methods; integrated circuit interconnections; integrated circuit layout; integrated circuit modelling; simulation; CAPMOD; analytical models; automatic generation; coupling capacitances; crossing lines; flux components; interconnect capacitances; model generator; numerical simulations; parallel lines; self capacitances; single line; Analytical models; Coupling circuits; Digital circuits; Helium; High speed integrated circuits; Integrated circuit interconnections; Integrated circuit modeling; Numerical simulation; Parasitic capacitance; Very large scale integration;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0278-0070

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/43.372374

Filename

372374