Power Distribution Networks in High Speed Integrated Circuits [Hardcover]

Distributing power in high speed, high complexity integrated circuits has become a challenging task as power levels exceeding tens of watts have become commonplace while the power supply is plunging toward one volt. This book is dedicated to this important subject. The primary purpose of this monograph is to provide insight and intuition into the behavior and design of power distribution systems for high speed, high complexity integrated circuits.Distributing power in high speed, high complexity integrated circuits has become a challenging task as power levels exceeding tens of watts have become commonplace while the power supply is plunging toward one volt. This book is dedicated to this important subject. The primary purpose of this monograph is to provide insight and intuition into the behavior and design of power distribution systems for high speed, high complexity integrated circuits.1. Introduction.- 1.1 Evolution of integrated circuit technology.- 1.2 Evolution of design objectives.- 1.3 The problem of power distribution.- 1.4 Deleterious effects of power distribution noise.- 1.4.1 Signal delay uncertainty.- 1.4.2 On-chip clock jitter.- 1.4.3 Noise margin degradation.- 1.4.4 Degradation of gate oxide reliability.- 1.5 Book outline.- 2. Inductive Properties of Electric Circuits.- 2.1 Definitions of inductance.- 2.1.1 Field energy definition.- 2.1.2 Magnetic flux definition.- 2.1.3 Partial inductance.- 2.1.4 Net inductance.- 2.2 Variation of inductance with frequency.- 2.2.1 Uniform current density approximation.- 2.2.2 Inductance variation mechanisms.- 2.2.3 Simple circuit model.- 2.3 Inductive behavior of circuits.- 2.4 Inductive properties of on-chip interconnect.- 2.5 Summary.- 3. Properties of On-Chip Inductive Current Loops.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Dependence of inductance on line length.- 3.3 Inductive coupling between two parallel loop segments.- 3.4 Application to circuit analysis.- 3.5 Summary.- 4. Electromigration.- 4.1 Physical mechanism of electroml£%