PEM/sup 3/: a CAD program for electrical modelling of on-chip multilayer metallizations

Abstract

PEM/sup 3/ is an electrical parameter analysis and modeling program for two- and three-dimensional geometries. This program helps the designer to analyze on-chip interconnects with linear, as well as nonlinear/time varying terminators and to simulate the pulse propagation characteristics in high-speed digital circuits. The program first computes the capacitance and inductance matrices for the given multiconductor geometry. A multiple coupled-line model consisting of uncoupled lines and linear-dependent current and voltage sources is calculated according to the capacitance and inductance matrix values computed.<>