Distortion of pulsed signals in carbon nanotube interconnects

  • Authors:
  • Xiaomeng Shi;Kiat Seng Yeo;Jian-Guo Ma;Manh Anh Do

  • Affiliations:
  • Division of Circuits and Systems, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore;Division of Circuits and Systems, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore;School of Electronic Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, Sichuan, China 610054;Division of Circuits and Systems, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore

  • Venue:
  • Microelectronics Journal
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

This paper investigates the distortion of DC and radio frequency (RF) pulsed signals in carbon nanotube interconnects. A modified transmission line model for single-walled carbon nanotubes is employed for the simulation. Comparisons with the conventional AlCu interconnect are performed.