Title :
Asymptotic waveform evaluation for transient analysis of 3-D interconnect structures
Author :
Kumashiro, Shigetaka ; Rohrer, Ronald A. ; Strojwas, Andrzej J.
Author_Institution :
NEC Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
7/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An approach to computing the time response of an arbitrary 3-D interconnect structure based on asymptotic waveform evaluation (AWE) is introduced. It has been implemented in a software tool called 3DAWE. To facilitate the application of AWE to a 3D RC mesh network model, the AWE formulation is rederived based on a nodal analysis approach. The ICCG matrix solver has been successfully applied in 3DAWE. It is shown that the typical transient response of a reasonably large 3D RC network can be obtained within a few minutes on a 15-MIPS computer using this program
Keywords :
circuit analysis computing; linear network analysis; lumped parameter networks; transient response; 3-D interconnect structures; 3D RC mesh network model; 3DAWE; asymptotic waveform evaluation; matrix solver; nodal analysis; software tool; time response; transient analysis; transient response; Analytical models; Capacitance; Circuit simulation; Equations; Integrated circuit interconnections; Random access memory; Time domain analysis; Transfer functions; Transient analysis; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
