Title :
Analysis of pulse propagation on high-speed VLSI chips
Author :
Nakhla, Michel S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Carleton Univ., Ottawa, Ont., Canada
fDate :
4/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A method for the analysis of lossy distributed interconnections on high-speed LSI/VLSI chips is presented. The method is based on a piecewise decomposition technique in which nonlinear branches are replaced by piecewise-linear time-dependent sources. Parameters of the piecewise-linear functions are computed iteratively so that the network´s topological and constitutive relations are satisfied. Examples to illustrate the analysis algorithms are presented
Keywords :
VLSI; metallisation; piecewise-linear techniques; transmission line theory; analysis algorithms; high-speed VLSI chips; lossy distributed interconnections; nonlinear branches; piecewise decomposition technique; piecewise-linear time-dependent sources; pulse propagation analysis; Crosstalk; Integrated circuit interconnections; Large scale integration; Multiconductor transmission lines; Nonlinear equations; Propagation losses; Transmission line matrix methods; Transmission lines; Very large scale integration; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
