DocumentCode
2910166
Title
A comparison of electrical and optical clock networks in nanometer technologies
Author
Ackland, Bryan ; Razavi, Behzad ; West, Larry
Author_Institution
Appl. Mater., Santa Clara, CA
fYear
2005
fDate
21-21 Sept. 2005
Firstpage
779
Lastpage
782
Abstract
A study of the limitations of global electrical clock distribution networks in nanometer technologies is presented. Contrary to previously reported results, it is shown that skew and jitter grow to unacceptable levels, even with unscaled interconnect. While there are challenges to be solved, it is shown that optical clock networks may offer superior performance at lower power levels. A hybrid network reduces laser power requirements without sacrificing performance
Keywords
clocks; integrated circuit interconnections; nanoelectronics; optical interconnections; electrical clock distribution network; electrical network; hybrid network; laser power requirement; nanometer technology; optical clock network; unscaled interconnect; CMOS logic circuits; CMOS technology; Clocks; Frequency; Intelligent networks; Jitter; Optical fiber networks; Optical materials; Power system interconnection; Repeaters;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 2005. Proceedings of the IEEE 2005
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9023-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CICC.2005.1568784
Filename
1568784
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