Title :
The first copper ASICs: A 12M-gate technology
Author :
Panner, Jeannie H. ; Bednar, Thomas R. ; Buffet, Patrick H. ; Kemerer, Douglas W. ; Stout, Douglas W. ; Zuchowski, Paul S.
Author_Institution :
IBM Corp., Essex Junction, VT, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes the first CMOS ASIC logic family built with copper metallurgy. Chips with up to 12-million equivalent gates can be designed in the 0.16 μm process. The technology, product characteristics, CAD system and first customer chips are discussed
Keywords :
CMOS logic circuits; application specific integrated circuits; copper; integrated circuit metallisation; 0.16 micron; CAD; CMOS ASIC logic circuit; Cu; copper metallurgy; custom chip; gate technology; Application specific integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Chemical technology; Copper; Design automation; Integrated circuit interconnections; Isolation technology; Power distribution; Space technology; Wiring;
Conference_Titel :
Custom Integrated Circuits, 1999. Proceedings of the IEEE 1999
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5443-5
DOI :
10.1109/CICC.1999.777304
