集成电路设计产业产品创新趋势研究——国际片上系统（SOC）IP核发展现状及对策分析

基于国际集成电路设计产业的分析，系统阐述了国际SOCIP核的发展状况，指出SOC设计将是集成电路设计企业技术创新的发展方向。提出了一些国际SOCIP核发展的对策，包括口核标准化、SOC技术平台开发及加强与Foundry的合作。     

一种基于多目标约束的互连线宽和线间距优化模型

优化线宽和线间距已经成为改善系统芯片性能的关键技术.本文基于互连线线宽和线间距对互连延时、功耗、面积和带宽的影响,提出了基于多目标优化方法实现优化线宽和线间距的思路,并利用曲线拟合方法得到了多目标约束的解析模型.Hspice验证结果显示,该解析模型精度较高,平均误差不超过5%,算法简单,能有效弥补应用品质因数方法的缺陷,可以应用于纳米级互补金属氧化物半导体系统芯片的计算机辅助设计.     

一种基于纳米级CMOS工艺的互连线串扰RLC解析模型

基于纳米级CMOS工艺,综合考虑电容耦合与电感耦合效应,提出了分布式RLC耦合互连解析模型.采用函数逼近理论与降阶技术,在斜阶跃输入信号下提出了受扰线远端的数值表达式. 基于90和65 nm CMOS工艺,对不同的互连耦合尺寸下的分布式RLC串扰解析模型和Hspice仿真结果进行了比较,误差绝对值都在4%内,能应用于纳米级片上系统(SOC)的电子设计自动化(EDA)设计和集成电路优化设计.     

考虑通孔效应和边缘传热效应的纳米级互连线温度分布模型

提出了同时考虑通孔效应和边缘传热效应的互连线温度分布模型,获得了适用于单层互连线和多层互连线温度分布的解析模型,并基于65 nm互补金属氧化物半导体（CMOS）工艺参数计算了不同长度单层互连线和多层互连线的温度分布.对于单层互连线,考虑通孔效应后中低层互连线的温升非常低,而全局互连线几乎不受通孔效应的影响,温升仍然很高.对于多层互连线,最上层互连线的温升最高,温升和互连介质层厚度近似成正比,而且互连介质材料热导率越低,温升越高.所提出的互连线温度分布模型,能应用于纳米级CMOS计算机辅助设计. 关键词： 通孔效应 边缘传热效应 纳米级互连线 温度分布模型     

Parasitic effects of air-gap through-silicon vias in high-speed three-dimensional integrated circuits

In this paper,ground-signal-ground type through-silicon vias(TSVs) exploiting air gaps as insulation layers are designed,analyzed and simulated for applications in millimeter wave.The compact wideband equivalent-circuit model and passive elements(RLGC) parameters based on the physical parameters are presented with the frequency up to 100 GHz.The parasitic capacitance of TSVs can be approximated as the dielectric capacitance of air gaps when the thickness of air gaps is greater than 0.75 μm.Therefore,the applied voltage of TSVs only needs to achieve the flatband voltage,and there is no need to indicate the threshold voltage.This is due to the small permittivity of air gaps.The proposed model shows good agreement with the simulation results of ADS and Ansoft's HFSS over a wide frequency range.     

一种考虑硅通孔电阻-电容效应的三维互连线模型

硅通孔(TSV)是三维集成电路的一种主流技术.基于TSV寄生参数提取模型,对不同物理尺寸的TSV电阻-电容(RC)参数进行提取,采用Q3D仿真结果验证了模型精度.分析TSVRC效应对片上系统的性能及功耗影响,推导了插入缓冲器的三维互连线延时与功耗的解析模型.在45nm互补金属氧化物半导体工艺下,对不同规模的互连电路进行了比较分析.模拟结果显示,TSVRC效应导致互连延时平均增加10%,互连功耗密度平均提高21%;电路规模越小,TSV影响愈加显著.在三维片上系统前端设计中,包含TSV寄生参数的互连模型将有助于设计者更加精确地预测片上互连性能.     

A novel low-swing interconnect optimization model with delay and bandwidth constraints

Interconnect power and repeater area are important in the interconnect optimization of nanometer scale integrated circuits.Based on the RLC interconnect delay model,by wire sizing,wire spacing and adopting low-swing interconnect technology,this paper proposed a power-area optimization model considering delay and bandwidth constraints simultaneously.The optimized model is verified based on 65-nm and 90-nm complementary metal-oxide semiconductor(CMOS) interconnect parameters.The verified results show that averages of 36% of interconnect power and 26% of repeater area can be saved under 65-nm CMOS process.The proposed model is especially suitable for the computer-aided design of nanometer scale systems-on-chip.     

A novel analytical thermal model for multilevel nano-scale interconnects considering the via effect

Based on the heat diffusion equation of multilevel interconnects, a novel analytical thermal model for multilevel nano-scale interconnects considering the via effect is presented, which can compute quickly the temperature of multilevel interconnects, with substrate temperature given. Based on the proposed model and the 65~nm complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) process parameter, the temperature of nano-scale interconnects is computed. The computed results show that the via effect has a great effect on local interconnects, but the reduction of thermal conductivity has little effect on local interconnects. With the reduction of thermal conductivity or the increase of current density, however, the temperature of global interconnects rises greatly, which can result in a great deterioration in their performance. The proposed model can be applied to computer aided design (CAD) of very large-scale integrated circuits (VLSIs) in nano-scale technologies.     

Through-silicon-via crosstalk model and optimization design for three-dimensional integrated circuits

Through-silicon-via （TSV） to TSV crosstalk noise is one of the key factors affecting the signal integrity of three- dimensional integrated circuits （3D ICs）. Based on the frequency dependent equivalent electrical parameters for the TSV channel, an analytical crosstalk noise model is established to capture the TSV induced crosstalk noise. The impact of various design parameters including insulation dielectric, via pitch, via height, silicon conductivity, and terminal impedance on the crosstalk noise is analyzed with the proposed model. Two approaches are proposed to alleviate the TSV noise, namely, driver sizing and via shielding, and the SPICE results show 241 rnV and 379 mV reductions in the peak noise voltage, respectively.     

考虑硅通孔的三维集成电路热传输解析模型

基于不考虑硅通孔的N层叠芯片的一维热传输解析模型,提出了硅通孔的等效热模型,获得了考虑硅通孔的三维集成电路热传输解析模型,并采用Matlab软件验证分析了硅通孔对三维集成电路热管理的影响.分析结果表明,硅通孔能有效改善三维集成电路的散热,硅通孔的间距增大将使三维集成电路的温升变大. 关键词： 三维集成电路 热管理 硅通孔 等效热模型