Analytical time-domain models for performance optimization of multilayer GNR interconnects

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Nishad, Atul K ^a   Sharma, Rohit ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROPAR   (India)

Author keywords

Delay; Energy; Graphene nanoribbons; High speed interconnects; Optical interconnects

Indexed keywords

DELAY; ENERGY; EXHAUSTIVE SIMULATION; GRAPHENE NANORIBBONS; HIGH-SPEED INTERCONNECTS; INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY; MULTILAYER GRAPHENE; PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATIONS;

MODELS; MULTILAYERS; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS;

NANORIBBONS;

EID: 84883748225     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2013.2272458     Document Type: Article

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