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An accurate on-chip interconnect modeling methodology for the design of clock generation and distribution networks
Autor
OSCAR GONZÁLEZ DÍAZ
Resumen
On-chip interconnections play a key role in the design and implementation of current
and future clock generation and distribution networks used for synchronization of
high-performance integrated systems; therefore, an accurate modeling (i.e. electrical
representation) of the interconnections used in this type of networks is essential and
it represents an important research area.
In global and local clock networks, the interconnection lines in combination with
a set of gain stages are used to simultaneously generate and distribute high-frequency
synchronization signals throughout the integrated circuit. Therefore, in the design
of this type of networks, the electrical equivalent circuit model provides important
information about the characteristics of the interconnections used in the implementation;
then, based on this information, an accurate design of the gain, compensation,
and output stages can be carried out.
Traditionally, the interconnection lines used in the design of integrated systems
have been represented by electrical equivalent circuit models obtained from basic analytical
expressions and technology parameters provided by the foundry; however, the
accuracy of these models is limited specially for the representation of interconnections
operating within the Gigahertz (GHz) frequency range where the frequency dependence
of the interconnect parameters can not be neglected. Therefore, in the design
of high-speed integrated systems (e.g. clock generation and distribution networks) it
is necessary to implement accurate equivalent circuit models for the representation
of the interconnections; for this reason, in this thesis the establishment of a modeling
methodology that allows circuit designers to perform an accurate representation of the interconnection lines used in the design and implementation of global and local
clock networks are presented.
The modeling methodology is developed directly from S-parameter measurements
of fabricated test structures and includes: the interconnect parameter extraction procedure,
the equivalent circuit model selection, and the determination of the minimum
number of sections required in the equivalent circuit for the accurate representation
of interconnects of certain lengths within specific frequency ranges, while considering
the frequency-dependent nature of the associated parameters.
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