Constant impedance scaling paradigm for scaling LC transmission lines

Author

Balachandran, J. ; Brebels, S. ; Carchon, G. ; Kuijk, M. ; De Raedt, W. ; Nauwelaers, B. ; Beyne, E.

Author_Institution

Microwave & RF Syst. Group, IMEC, Leuven

fYear

2006

fDate

27-29 March 2006

Lastpage

392

Abstract

Reverse scaled LC transmission lines are an effective alternative to on-chip global interconnects which severely limit the chip performance in nano-CMOS technologies. However, the main disadvantage of the LC transmission line approach is their poor wiring density. The scaling of LC transmission lines is formally analyzed with the proposed constant impedance scaling paradigm that simultaneously maximize performance and wiring density. With this paradigm, we show that the LC transmission line implementation would need a minimum pitch of 8mum for line lengths in the range of 10 to 20 mm, considering a low-k dielectric of relative dielectric constant of 2.7

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; dielectric materials; integrated circuit interconnections; transmission lines; wiring; 10 to 20 mm; LC transmission lines; constant impedance scaling paradigm; dielectric constant; low-k dielectric; nano-CMOS technologies; on-chip global interconnects; wiring density; Clocks; Frequency; Impedance; Integrated circuit interconnections; Integrated circuit technology; Optical waveguides; Power transmission lines; Repeaters; Transmission lines; Wiring;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Quality Electronic Design, 2006. ISQED '06. 7th International Symposium on

Conference_Location

San Jose, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2523-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISQED.2006.38

Filename

1613168