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Accurate Modelling of IC Interconnect Performance using the Method of Lines

Royer, K.W. and Sobhy, M.I. (1994) Accurate Modelling of IC Interconnect Performance using the Method of Lines. In: 1994 Second International Conference on Computation in Electromagnetics. Conference Publications . IEEE, pp. 88-91. ISBN 0-85296-609-1. (doi:10.1049/cp:19940023) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:20007)

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Abstract

The accurate electrical modelling of integrated circuit (IC) interconnects is important to enable simulation of microwave devices and circuits to be possible. At present the electrical properties, at high frequencies, of IC interconnects are not accurately obtainable by RF on wafer probing. A modified "method of lines" (MoL) electromagnetic field simulator has been devised to extract the required electrical parameters given the physical dimensions and properties of the substrate and conductors. The technique accurately accounts for substrate and conductor losses, multi-stripline structures, and allows the stacking, vertically, of conductors within the substrate.

Item Type: Book section
DOI/Identification number: 10.1049/cp:19940023
Uncontrolled keywords: digital integrated circuits; impedance; integrated circuit testing; metallization; microstrip; microwave integrated circuits; numerical analysis
Subjects: T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Engineering and Digital Arts
Depositing User: P. Ogbuji
Date Deposited: 19 Jun 2009 09:36 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:58 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/20007 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Sobhy, M.I..

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