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Capacitance Extraction from Complex 3D Interconnect Structures

Cartwright D., Csanak G., George D., Walker R., Kuprat A., Dengi A., Grobman W., Los Alamos National Laboratory, US

A new tool has been developed for calculating the capacitance matrix for complex 3D interconnect structures involving multiple layers of irregularly shaped interconnect, imbedded in different dielectric materials. This method utilizes a new 3D adaptive [...]

A Floating Random-Walk Method for Efficient RC Extraction of Complex IC-Interconnect Structures

Iverson R.B., LeCoz Y.L., Random Logic Corporation, US

The floating random-walk method has been used to efficiently extract interconnect capacitance in complex, multilevel integrated circuits. We present here an overview of the floating random-walk method in the context of capacitance extraction. The method [...]