Toward direct EM optimization of VLSI interconnects: validation of coupled transmission line models

Author

Bandler, J.W. ; Biernacki, R.M. ; Chen, S.H.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McMaster Univ., Hamilton, Ont., Canada

Volume

1

fYear

1995

Firstpage

377

Abstract

With the goal of direct electromagnetic (EM) optimization the authors present results relevant to crosstalk analysis of VLSI interconnects. They employ EM simulators to extract the LC matrices of coupled interconnects to be used in a circuit level simulator. The results are used to validate a set of empirical formulas. The breakthrough concept of space mapping optimization linking EM simulations with empirical formulas is outlined

Keywords

VLSI; circuit analysis computing; circuit optimisation; crosstalk; electromagnetic fields; integrated circuit interconnections; transmission line matrix methods; LC matrices; VLSI interconnects; circuit level simulator; coupled interconnects; coupled transmission line models; crosstalk analysis; direct EM optimization; space mapping optimization; Circuit simulation; Coupling circuits; Distributed parameter circuits; Equivalent circuits; Integrated circuit interconnections; Matrix converters; Scattering parameters; Transmission line matrix methods; Transmission lines; Very large scale integration;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1995. Canadian Conference on

Conference_Location

Montreal, Que.

ISSN

0840-7789

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2766-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCECE.1995.528154

Filename

528154