Computation of capacitance matrix for integrated circuit interconnects using semi-analytic Green's function method

Integration, the VLSI Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-63

  Ymeri, Hasan ^a,c,d   Nauwelaers, Bart K J C ^a,e,f   Maex, Karen ^b,e  

^a Katholieke Universiteit Leuven   (Belgium)

^b IMEC   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRISHTINA   (Serbia)

^d POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA   (Albania)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^f TELECOM PARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; GALERKIN METHODS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT; INTERCONNECTION NETWORKS; MICROELECTRONICS; MULTILAYERS;

INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INTERCONNECTS; SEMI-ANALYTIC GREEN FUNCTION METHOD;

VLSI CIRCUITS;

EID: 0034427706     PISSN: 01679260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-9260(00)00009-2     Document Type: Article

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