DocumentCode
1458391
Title
Carbon Nanomaterials: The Ideal Interconnect Technology for Next-Generation ICs
Author
Li, Hong ; Xu, Chuan ; Banerjee, Kaustav
Author_Institution
Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Volume
27
Issue
4
fYear
2010
Firstpage
20
Lastpage
31
Abstract
Carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoribbons are two promising next-generation interconnect technologies. Electrical modeling and performance analysis have demonstrated the superiority of these emerging technologies compared to conventional copper interconnects, as this article explains.
Keywords
carbon nanotubes; integrated circuits; microprocessor chips; performance evaluation; carbon nanomaterials; carbon nanotubes; copper interconnection; electrical performance analysis; graphene nanoribbons; next-generation IC; technology interconnection; RF or wireless interconnects; carbon nanomaterials; carbon nanotube (CNT); delay; design and test; electrical interconnects; graphene nanoribbon (GNR); on-chip vias; optical interconnects; power; through-silicon vias (TSVs);
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Design & Test of Computers, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0740-7475
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MDT.2010.55
Filename
5440143
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