TY - GEN
T1 - RC circuit model for multi-walled carbon nanotubes
AU - Nieuwoudt, Arthur
AU - Massoud, Yehia
N1 - Generated from Scopus record by KAUST IRTS on 2022-09-13
PY - 2007/12/1
Y1 - 2007/12/1
N2 - To alleviate the problems associated with current copper interconnect technology, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) have been proposed as a potential solution for on-chip communication in VLSI applications. In this paper, we develop an equivalent RC circuit model for MWCNT interconnect that captures both DC conductance and high frequency impedance due to capacitive effects. Based on the circuit model, we find that MWCNT-based interconnect can have substantially less delay than copper wires in global interconnect applications. © 2007 IEEE.
AB - To alleviate the problems associated with current copper interconnect technology, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) have been proposed as a potential solution for on-chip communication in VLSI applications. In this paper, we develop an equivalent RC circuit model for MWCNT interconnect that captures both DC conductance and high frequency impedance due to capacitive effects. Based on the circuit model, we find that MWCNT-based interconnect can have substantially less delay than copper wires in global interconnect applications. © 2007 IEEE.
UR - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/4601276/
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=49749100370&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/NANO.2007.4601276
DO - 10.1109/NANO.2007.4601276
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 1424406080
SP - 660
EP - 663
BT - 2007 7th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology - IEEE-NANO 2007, Proceedings
ER -