Pacelli A. – TechConnect Briefs

Vector Potential Equivalent Circuit for Efficient Modeling of Interconnect Inductance

Pacelli A., SUNY-Stony Brook, US

We present a compact topology for inductive parasitics, using the vector potential as a state variable. The model is local, i.e., only coupling between neighboring wires is explicitly modeled. However, the topology accounts for long-range [...]

Scalability and High Frequency Extensions of the Vector Potential Equivalent Circuit (VPEC)

Mukherjee B., Wang L., Wang P., Wang L., Wang P., Pacelli A., Stony Brook University, US

We present a complete modeling technique for inductive parasitics, based on the vector potential equivalent circuit (VPEC) topology. Novel algorithms for layout extraction and sparsification are introduced. Examples are discussed in terms of CPU time, [...]

Vector Potential Equivalent Circuit for Efficient Modeling of Interconnect Inductance

Pacelli A., SUNY-Stony Brook, US

We present a compact topology for inductive parasitics, using the vector potential as a state variable. The model is local, i.e., only coupling between neighboring wires is explicitly modeled. However, the topology accounts for long-range [...]

Physics-Based and Compact Models for Self-Heating in High-Speed Bipolar Integrated Circuits

Pacelli A., Palestri P., Mastrapasqua M., State University of New York-Stony Brook, US

We present three-dimensional heat-transport simulation for bipolar transistors. The simulations are validated on experimental data, and are employed to develop analytical models for the thermal resistance of devices fabricated on bulk and SOI substrate, and [...]

Automatic Generation of Equivalent Circuits from Device Simulation

Pacelli A., Mastrapasqua M., Alam M.A., Luryi S., Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, US

We present a novel methodology for the direct extraction of equivalent circuit models from device simulation. The circuit topology is physically based, i.e., each voltage node corresponds to a quasi-Fermi level or to an electrostatic [...]