• DocumentCode
    2959795
  • Title

    RC-Chain: a Simple Model of Delay with a Ramp Input

  • Author

    Cataldo, Giuseppe Di ; Mita, Rosario ; Palumbo, Gaetano ; Poli, Massimo

  • Author_Institution
    Catania Univ., Catania
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    10-13 Dec. 2006
  • Firstpage
    557
  • Lastpage
    560
  • Abstract
    A simple semi-analytical model which allow to estimate the propagation delay of an RC-chain with a linear input is presented. The model has been extensively validated through circuit simulations. In particular, over 1000 different RC-chains were considered and simulated demonstrating the accuracy of the proposed model with respect to the most widely used Elmore delay metric.
  • Keywords
    RC circuits; circuit simulation; delay estimation; Elmore delay metric; RC-chain; circuit simulations; propagation delay estimation; ramp linear input; Capacitance; Circuit simulation; Circuit synthesis; Closed-form solution; Delay estimation; Equations; Integrated circuit interconnections; Propagation delay; RLC circuits; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electronics, Circuits and Systems, 2006. ICECS '06. 13th IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Nice
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0395-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1-4244-0395-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICECS.2006.379849
  • Filename
    4263427