DocumentCode
2843497
Title
Differential current-mode signaling for robust and power efficient on-chip global interconnects
Author
Zhang, Liang ; Wilson, John ; Bashirullah, Rizwan ; Franzon, Paul
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA
fYear
2005
fDate
24-26 Oct. 2005
Firstpage
315
Lastpage
318
Abstract
A global interconnect scheme with better current return path control is presented for accurate inductance analysis and robust interconnect design. High performance is obtained by using differential signaling, current-mode sensing, bridge termination, and driver pre-emphasis.
Keywords
integrated circuit design; integrated circuit interconnections; bridge termination; current return path control; current-mode sensing; differential current-mode signaling; driver pre-emphasis; inductance analysis; interconnect design; on-chip global interconnect; Bridge circuits; Frequency; Inductance; Integrated circuit interconnections; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic fields; Proximity effect; Repeaters; Robustness; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electrical Performance of Electronic Packaging, 2005. IEEE 14th Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9220-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EPEP.2005.1563768
Filename
1563768
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