Crosstalk in VLSI interconnections
IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems
Exact and efficient crosstalk estimation
IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems
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The development of integrated circuits has reached a situation today that the circuit operating speed is not limited by the parameters of the transistors any more, but rather by the electrical parameters of the interconnections inside the integrated circuit [1]. For this reason, it is necessary to take in account the properties of interconnecting conductors from the start of the circuit design process. Undesirable parasitic electromagnetic couplings appear between the interconnecting lines, causing the transfer of interfering impulses onto the signal-carrying lines. These interfering impulses then result in random errors and/or disturbances in the integrated circuit. In order to be able to solve the problem of electromagnetic couplings inside integrated circuits, it is imperative to be able to determine the electrical parameters of the interconnecting girds as accurately as possible.