Globally integrated power and clock distribution network

Author

Jakushokas, Renatas ; Friedman, Eby G.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

May 30 2010-June 2 2010

Firstpage

1751

Lastpage

1754

Abstract

The global networks within a conventional integrated circuits (IC) consists of three major types: power, ground, and clock networks. These three networks consumes most of the metal resources in the highest metal layers. The signals traversing the power and clock distribution networks are fundamentally different in terms of signal frequency and current flow. Combining the power and clock network into a globally integrated network is therefore possible. In this paper, the general concept of a globally integrated power and clock (GIPAC) system is proposed. The circuitry supporting this GIPAC system is also presented. Simulation results based on a 90 nm CMOS technology demonstrate the potential of GIPAC.

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; clock distribution networks; distribution networks; integrated circuit interconnections; CMOS technology; conventional integrated circuits; globally integrated power and clock distribution network; CMOS technology; Circuit optimization; Circuit simulation; Clocks; Frequency; Integrated circuit interconnections; Integrated circuit technology; Low pass filters; Network-on-a-chip; Power system interconnection;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), Proceedings of 2010 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Paris

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5308-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-5309-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISCAS.2010.5537570

Filename

5537570