Performance modeling for carbon nanotube interconnects in on-chip power distribution

Proceedings - Electronic Components and Technology Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 420-428

  Naeemi, Azad ^a   Huang, Gang ^a   Meindl, James D ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COARSE GRIDS; GRID PITCHES; PHYSICAL CIRCUIT MODELS; SIGNAL INTERCONNECTS;

COPPER; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; SHEET RESISTANCE; WIRE;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

EID: 35348863042     PISSN: 05695503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ECTC.2007.373831     Document Type: Conference Paper

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