Transmission line characteristics of a CNT-based vertical interconnect scheme

Proceedings - Electronic Components and Technology Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1936-1941

  Chee, Wee Tan ^a   Jianmin, Miao ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

COAXIAL VERTICAL INTERCONNECT; KINETIC INDUCTANCE; NANOTRANSMISSION LINE; SKIN EFFECTS;

ELECTRIC LINES;

EID: 35348910693     PISSN: 05695503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ECTC.2007.374065     Document Type: Conference Paper

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