Title :
Circuit models for the hybrid element method
Author :
Dewilde, P.M. ; Nowacka, E.B.
Author_Institution :
Delft Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
Abstract :
In this paper, we describe a new hybrid method which combines the boundary element method (BEM) and the finite element method (FEM) to calculate the circuit models for layout dependent capacitances in VLSI circuits. The hybrid method which we present does more than solving a particular field problem, it produces a good physical circuit model for the interface between the regions where the BEM and the FEM are applied. We show fast convergence of the hybrid method and give 2D and 3D simulation results which confirm its validity
Keywords :
VLSI; boundary-elements methods; capacitance; finite element analysis; integrated circuit layout; integrated circuit modelling; 2D simulation; 3D simulation; VLSI; boundary element method; circuit model; convergence; finite element method; hybrid method; layout dependent capacitance; Boundary element methods; Circuit simulation; Conductors; Convergence; Dielectrics; Finite element methods; Integrated circuit interconnections; Integrated circuit layout; Integrated circuit modeling; Parasitic capacitance;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1996. ISCAS '96., Connecting the World., 1996 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3073-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.1996.542099
