Simultaneous switching noise in on-chip CMOS power distribution networks
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Simultaneous switching noise (SSN) has become an important issue in the design of the internal on-chip power distribution networks in current very large scale integration/ultra large scale integration (VLSI/ULSI) circuits. An inductive model is used to characterize the power supply rails when a transient current is generated by simultaneously switching the on-chip registers and logic gates in a synchronous CMOS VLSI/ULSI circuit. An analytical expression characterizing the SSN voltage is presented here based on a lumped inductive-resistive-capacitive model. The peak value of the SSN voltage based on this analytical expression is within 10% as compared to SPICE simulations. Design constraints at both the circuit and layout levels are also discussed based on minimizing the effects of the peak value of the SSN voltage.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- IEEE Trans. VLSI Syst.
دوره 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002