Understanding the impact of inductance in carbon nanotube bundles for VLSI interconnect using scalable modeling techniques

Arthur Nieuwoudt, Yehia Massoud

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Abstract

In this paper, we develop accurate and scalable models for the magnetic inductance in bundles of single-walled carbon nanotubes, which have been proposed as a means to alleviate the increasingly critical resistance problems associated with traditional copper interconnect in very large scale integraton (VLSI) applications. The models consider the density and statistical distribution of both metallic and semiconducting nanotubes within the bundle. We evaluate the speed, accuracy, and scalability of our magnetic inductance modeling techniques and previously proposed inductance models. The inductance model with the best performance evaluates the magnetic inductance of nanotube bundles with excellent accuracy when compared to modeling each nanotube individually and provides orders of magnitude improvement in CPU time as the bundle size increases. Leveraging the magnetic inductance modeling techniques, we determine the relative impact of magnetic and kinetic inductance. Based on our results, the relative value of magnetic and kinetic inductance on single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) bundles is highly dependent on the bundle geometry and the per unit length kinetic inductance. © 2006 IEEE.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)758-764
Number of pages7
JournalIEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology
Volume5
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 2006
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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