Generic approaches to parasitic extraction problems [IC interconnects]

Abstract

Integral equation methods have become popular for electromagnetic analysis problems such as computation of interconnect parasitics. However, developing integral equation codes that can treat diverse physics and interface with solvers in other domains requires algorithms that can easily be adapted to a variety of geometrical descriptions, solver interfaces, and integral equation formulations. In this paper, we survey some of the most popular fast integral equation solution techniques with mind to their flexibility in dealing with diverse problem domains.