Title :
A high density, carbon nanotube capacitor for decoupling applications
Author :
Budnik, Mark ; Raychowclhury, A. ; Bansal, Aditya ; Roy, Kaushik
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN
Abstract :
We present a novel application for carbon nanotube devices, implementing a high density 3D capacitor, which can be useful for decoupling applications to reduce supply voltage variations. The capacitor consists of staggered layers of interleaved carbon nanotubes, alternately connected to anode and cathode contacts. The device can realize a capacitance/area, significantly larger than the ITRS´s projected requirements for year 2018. The capacitance per unit area can exceed 1pF/mum2, with a quality factor greater than 100 at 1GHz
Keywords :
capacitors; carbon nanotubes; nanotube devices; 3D capacitor; ITRS; carbon nanotube capacitor; decoupling applications; supply voltage variations; Anodes; Application software; Capacitance; Carbon nanotubes; Cathodes; Dielectric materials; Electrodes; Semiconductor materials; Switched capacitor circuits; Voltage; Carbon nanotube; Design; Performance; capacitor; interconnect; three-dimensional;
Conference_Titel :
Design Automation Conference, 2006 43rd ACM/IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-59593-381-6
DOI :
10.1109/DAC.2006.229415
