The importance of inductance and inductive coupling for on-chip wiring

The importance of inductance and inductive coupling for accurate delay and crosstalk prediction in on-chip interconnections is investigated experimentally for the top three layers in a five-layer wiring structure and guidelines are formulated. In-plane and between-plane crosstalk and delay dependenc...

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Main Authors: Deutsch, A., Smith, H., Katopis, G.A., Becker, W.D., Coteus, P.W., Surovic, C.W., Kopcsay, G.V., Rubin, B.J., Dunne, R.P., Gallo, T., Knebel, D.R., Krauter, B.L., Terman, L.M., Sai-Halasz, G.A., Reslte, P.J.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Coupling circuits
Crosstalk
Delay
Driver circuits
Frequency
Impedance
Inductance
Integrated circuit interconnections
Noise generators
Wiring
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Summary:The importance of inductance and inductive coupling for accurate delay and crosstalk prediction in on-chip interconnections is investigated experimentally for the top three layers in a five-layer wiring structure and guidelines are formulated. In-plane and between-plane crosstalk and delay dependence on driver and receiver circuit device sizes and line lengths and width are analyzed with representative CMOS circuits. Simplified constant-parameter, distributed coupled-line RLC-circuit representation that approximates the waveforms predicted with frequency-dependent line parameters is shown to be feasible.
DOI:10.1109/EPEP.1997.634037