Title :
Deep sub-micron static timing analysis in presence of crosstalk
Author :
Tehrani, Peivand F. ; Chyou, Shang Woo ; Ekambaram, Uma
Author_Institution :
Synopsys Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
Abstract :
A complete and accurate method for static timing analysis of deep sub-micron devices in presence of crosstalk is introduced. This scheme provides an efficient platform for fast and accurate static timing verification of large scale transistor and cell level netlists, with coupled interconnects and high switching speeds. This paper presents the solution to the crosstalk problem implemented in the static timing tool PathMill as its crosstalk extension (CTX). A comparison of simulation results between this approach and SPICE is also provided
Keywords :
VLSI; circuit analysis computing; crosstalk; digital integrated circuits; high-speed integrated circuits; timing; PathMill tool; coupled interconnects; crosstalk; deep submicron devices; high switching speeds; large scale cell level netlists; large scale transistor level netlists; static timing analysis; static timing verification; Circuit simulation; Clocks; Crosstalk; Delay estimation; Frequency; Integrated circuit interconnections; Large-scale systems; SPICE; Testing; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Quality Electronic Design, 2000. ISQED 2000. Proceedings. IEEE 2000 First International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0525-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISQED.2000.838937
