Title :
Modelling noise and delay in VLSI circuits
Author :
Pamunuwa, D. ; Elassaad, S. ; Tenhunen, H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Microelectron. & Inf. Technol., R. Inst. of Technol., Stockholm, Sweden
fDate :
2/6/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
New models for estimating delay and noise in VLSI circuits, based on closed form expressions for the first and second moment of the impulse response in coupled RC trees are reported. The effect of crosstalk on delay and noise can be accurately estimated with a complexity only marginally higher than the Elmore delay.
Keywords :
VLSI; crosstalk; delay estimation; integrated circuit modelling; integrated circuit noise; transient response; trees (mathematics); Elmore delay; VLSI circuit; coupled RC tree; crosstalk; delay estimation; impulse response; noise estimation; second-order model;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20030208
