Interconnect Modeling Integrated Circuit

Modeling of integrated circuit interconnect dielectric reliability based on the physical design characteristics approved by. As integrated circuits ic are being scaled down the influence of interconnections in circuit perfor mance increases.

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Sio 2 is the dielectric material of choice in integrated circuits although some materials with lower permittivity and hence lower capacitance are coming in use.

Interconnect modeling integrated circuit. Interconnect is defined as the wiring used to connect the electrical components of a circuit such as transistors resistors and capacitors. The design and layout of interconnects on an ic is vital to its proper function performance power efficiency reliability and fabrication yield. Interconnects integrated circuits in integrated circuits ics interconnects are structures that connect two or more circuit elements such as transistors together electrically.

Dupuis school of electrical computer engineering dr. Of the wire can be approximated as1 41 where w and l are respectively the width and length of the wire and t di and e di represent the thickness of the dielectric layer and its permittivity. The frequency dependent distribution of.

Modeling early failure in integrated circuit interconnect author links open overlay panel daniel tekleab a kf poole b r singh b dl carroll a wr harrell b show more. In deep submicron technologies such influence is so strong that a careful and precise interconnect modeling is mandatory. Electromigration modeling for integrated circuit interconnect reliability analysis abstract.

May school of electrical computer engineering dr. Since every current loop includes a return path at least two wires are involved in every interconnection. Integrated circuits on low loss substrates such as alumina and sigaas the lossy nature of the highly doped silicon substrate can have a significant impact on the performance of on chip interconnects in cmos integrated circuits such as increased loss and dispersion.

Kahngbc king ho tama and jinjun xionga a ee dept university of california los angeles ca 90095 usa b ece dept university of california san diego ca 92093 usa c blaze dfm inc sunnyvale ca 94089 usa abstract. Carbon nanotube interconnect modeling for very large scale intergrated circuits a dissertation submitted to the graduate faculty of the louisiana state university and. A signal wire for the signal v.

A simple one dimensional continuum model for electromigration transport has been fairly successful as a tool for understanding many empirical observations of electromigration phenomena in encapsulated interconnect lines on integrated circuits. Linda milor advisor school of electrical computer engineering dr. Several software packages were reported to extract capacitances and resistances in three dimensions.

Design of integrated circuit interconnects with accurate modeling of chemical mechanical planarization lei hea andrew b.