A simplified means for computation for interconnect distributed capacitances and inductances

Author

Matthaei, George L. ; Chinn, Gilbert C. ; Plott, Charles H. ; Dagli, Nadir

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA

Volume

11

Issue

4

fYear

1992

fDate

4/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

513

Lastpage

524

Abstract

A simplified, approximate means for computing the distributed capacitance and inductance matrices for TEM-mode (or quasi-TEM-mode) single or multiple transmission lines is presented. Cases with multiple dielectrics and/or ground planes are included. The conductors used may be either rectangular or planar. Simplicity is achieved by use of the method of moments along with two physically meaningful charge basis functions per conductor face. The techniques utilized are relatively easy to program and result in fast programs which are accurate for many important geometries. Such programs should be suitable for inclusion as subroutines in larger CAD programs for analysis and design of high-speed digital or microwave circuits

Keywords

capacitance; digital integrated circuits; electronic engineering computing; inductance; matrix algebra; microwave integrated circuits; packaging; strip lines; CAD programs; TEM-mode; charge basis functions; distributed inductances; ground planes; high-speed digital circuits; interconnect distributed capacitances; matrices; microwave circuits; moments method; multiple dielectrics; multiple transmission lines; quasiTEM mode; Capacitance; Conductors; Dielectrics; Distributed computing; Geometry; Inductance; Integrated circuit interconnections; Moment methods; Planar transmission lines; Transmission line matrix methods;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0278-0070

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/43.125099

Filename

125099