Directions for drivers and design

Author

Kahng, Andrew B.

Author_Institution

Comput. Sci. & Eng., Univ. of California, San Diego, CA, USA

Volume

18

Issue

4

fYear

2002

fDate

7/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

32

Lastpage

39

Abstract

The Design International Technology Working Group for the 2001 International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) renewal consisted of over 50 international experts. Together, this group developed a new System Drivers chapter in the ITRS, a revised Design chapter, and a number of basic models (clock frequency, layout density, power dissipation, etc.) that define elements of the Overall Roadmap Technology Characteristics (ORTCs). This article excerpts several highlights of these contributions.

Keywords

circuit CAD; circuit complexity; design for manufacture; driver circuits; integrated circuit design; microprocessor chips; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; technological forecasting; technology CAD (electronics); 2001 ITRS; International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors; Overall Roadmap Technology Characteristics; Revised Design Chapter; SoC drivers; System Drivers Chapter; basic models; clock frequency; complexity; future technology nodes; high-volume custom microprocessors; key IC products; layout density; manufacturing technologies; power dissipation; quantitative models; self-consistent models; technology challenges; Clocks; Costs; Delay; Driver circuits; Energy management; Frequency; Logic devices; Packaging; Power system modeling; Productivity;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Circuits and Devices Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

8755-3996

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MCD.2002.1021120

Filename

1021120