Three-Dimensional Interconnect Analysis Using Partial Element Equivalent Circuits

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Fundamental Theory and Applications

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 1992, Pages 974-982

  Hee, Hansruedi ^a   Ruehli, Albert E ^a  

^a IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT THEORY; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC WIRING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT; PASSIVE NETWORKS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

ELECTRIC WIRING DELAYS; HIGH SPEED INTERCONNECTS; MAXWELLS EQUATIONS; PARTIAL ELEMENT EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS;

EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS;

EID: 0026942779     PISSN: 10577122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/81.199878     Document Type: Article

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