• DocumentCode
    1590244
  • Title

    Circuit models for the hybrid element method

  • Author

    Dewilde, P.M. ; Nowacka, E.B.

  • Author_Institution
    Delft Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    1996
  • Firstpage
    616
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISCAS.1996.542099
  • Filename
    542099