Passive interconnection networks are important for three reasons. First they represent an increasing percentage of the cycle time as the active devices are " scaled" . Second they contribute to di/dt coupled and reflected noise. Third higher clock frequencies are making the interconnection medium a more effective radiator especially in the 30 MHz to 1 GHz range where limits have been established by regulatory agencies such as the FCC. Approaches to understanding these phenomena will be highlighted.

Date Published: 1 April 1991
PDF: 6 pages
Proc. SPIE 1390, Microelectronic Interconnects and Packages: System and Process Integration, (1 April 1991); doi: 10.1117/12.25587

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 1390:
Microelectronic Interconnects and Packages: System and Process Integration
Stuart K. Tewksbury; John R. Carruthers, Editor(s)