Title :
Highly-accurate propagation delay analytical model of an RC-circuit with a ramp input
Author :
Mita, Rosario ; Palumbo, Gaetano
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ing. Elettr. Elettron. e dei Sist., Univ. of Catania, Catania
Abstract :
In this paper, a simple analytical model which allows the estimation of the propagation delay of an RC circuit with a linear input is presented. The closed-form model can be used to evaluate the propagation delay of CMOS gates or wires in modern VLSI and ULSI process. Despite its simplicity, the model error has a maximum value of 2 % and in general is lower than 1%.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; RC circuits; VLSI; delay estimation; CMOS gates; RC-circuit; ULSI process; VLSI; closed-form model; highly-accurate propagation delay analytical model; ramp input; Analytical models; CMOS process; Circuits; Delay estimation; Equations; Propagation delay; Semiconductor device modeling; Ultra large scale integration; Very large scale integration; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Circuit Theory and Design, 2007. ECCTD 2007. 18th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seville
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1341-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1342-3
DOI :
10.1109/ECCTD.2007.4529684
