Full wave electrical modeling of MCM by robust design methodology

The author describes the modeling of a glass ceramic multichip module (MCM) by using statistical design techniques. The electrical design of the MCM was achieved by a robust design technique using a full-wave electromagnetic solver. The design point was determined by modeling a five-level fractional factorial matrix covering the full range of the process capabilities. The design point yielded a 50- Omega characteristic impedance and a near-end noise of <5% of the logic swing.<>