• DocumentCode
    1843869
  • Title

    Design implications of low-K

  • Author

    Sánchez, Héctor

  • Author_Institution
    Adv. Circuits Dev. Center, Motorola, Austin, TX, USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2003
  • Firstpage
    3
  • Lastpage
    5
  • Abstract
    The aggressive technology migration of the last 10 years is presented. The circuit-level electrical characteristics of interest ( performance, power, area, noise ) that drive the definition of the back-end of line (BEOL) architecture features ( material, width, pitch, space ) are discussed. The paper finishes with a portrayal of the system, circuit, and technology options that may be needed in the 65 nm to 45 nm technology nodes to maintain scalability.
  • Keywords
    capacitance; dielectric materials; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit interconnections; metallisation; noise; scaling circuits; 65 to 45 nm; BEOL; aggressive technology migration; back-end line architecture; circuit-level electrical properties; electrical noise; low dielectric constant implication design; metallisation; scalability; system portrayal; Capacitance; Delay; Design optimization; Dielectric materials; Integrated circuit interconnections; Metallization; Paper technology; Routing; Space technology; Wires;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Interconnect Technology Conference, 2003. Proceedings of the IEEE 2003 International
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7797-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IITC.2003.1219695
  • Filename
    1219695