Title :
Large signal analysis of on-chip interconnects using transport based approach
Author :
Wang, Gaofeng ; Qi, Xiaoning ; Yu, Zhiping ; Dutton, Robert W. ; Rafferty, Conor S.
Author_Institution :
Center for Integrated Syst., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
A large signal analysis of on-chip interconnects is presented. A set of nonlinear equations combining the motion equations of charge carriers and Maxwell´s equations is devised in the frequency domain for the fundamental mode and harmonics and then solved by the finite element method and Newton´s iterations. This analysis provides knowledge of the field-carrier interaction, substrate nonlinearity and loss, slow-wave effect, etc. Numerical examples are provided for some practical material and geometrical parameters.
Keywords :
MIS structures; Maxwell equations; Newton method; carrier mobility; finite element analysis; frequency-domain analysis; integrated circuit interconnections; nonlinear equations; parallel plate waveguides; waveguide theory; Maxwell´s equations; Newton´s iterations; charge carriers; field-carrier interaction; finite element method; frequency domain; fundamental mode; geometrical parameters; harmonics; large signal analysis; loss; material parameters; motion equations; nonlinear equations; on-chip interconnects; slow-wave effect; substrate nonlinearity; transport based approach; Charge carrier processes; Charge carriers; Integrated circuit interconnections; Maxwell equations; Motion analysis; Nonlinear equations; Semiconductor waveguides; Signal analysis; Substrates; System-on-a-chip;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas, Propagation and EM Theory, 2000. Proceedings. ISAPE 2000. 5th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Beijing, China
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6377-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISAPE.2000.894786
