Investigating the design, performance, and reliability of multi-walled carbon nanotube interconnect

Arthur Nieuwoudt, Yehia Massoud

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Abstract

In this paper, we develop a quantitative design technique for multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) based interconnect, which we utilize to examine the performance and reliability of future nanotube-based interconnect solutions. Leveraging an analytical RLC model for MWCNTs, we create the first closed-form formulation for the optimal nan-otube diameter and nanotube bundle height. The results indicate that the proposed design method decreases delay by 21% and 29% on average compared to non-optimized MWCNTs and single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) bundles. We also find that large diameter MWCNT bundles are significantly more susceptible to process variations than SWCNT bundles, which will have important reliability implications in future nano-scale ICs. © 2008 IEEE.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, ISQED 2008
Pages691-696
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 25 2008
Externally publishedYes

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