• DocumentCode
    2666055
  • Title

    Physical design tradeoffs in power distribution networks for 3-D ICs

  • Author

    Tsioutsios, Ioannis ; Pavlidis, Vasilis F. ; De Micheli, Giovanni

  • Author_Institution
    Integrated Syst. Lab., EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    12-15 Dec. 2010
  • Firstpage
    430
  • Lastpage
    433
  • Abstract
    A physical model for the design of the power distribution networks in three-dimensional integrated circuits is proposed. The tradeoffs among the different design parameters are specified and analyzed. Different case studies are explored, indicating that smaller and denser TSVs can deliver power more efficiently as compared to larger and coarsely distributed TSVs. The interplay between the TSV count and the intra-plane power distribution network in reducing the power supply noise is also shown.
  • Keywords
    integrated circuit design; integrated circuit noise; low-power electronics; power supply circuits; three-dimensional integrated circuits; 3D IC; TSV count; intra-plane power distribution network; power distribution network design; power supply noise; three-dimensional integrated circuit; through silicon vias; Performance evaluation; 3-D Integrated Circuits; Power Distribution Networks; Through Silicon Vias;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electronics, Circuits, and Systems (ICECS), 2010 17th IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Athens
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8155-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICECS.2010.5724541
  • Filename
    5724541