Reliable 3-D clock-tree synthesis considering nonlinear capacitive TSV model with electrical–thermal–mechanical coupling
A robust physical design of 3-D IC requires investigation on through-silicon via (TSV). The large temperatures and stress gradients can severely affect TSV delay with large variation. The traditional physical model treats TSV as a resistor with linear electrical-thermal dependence, which ignores the...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-1008982020-03-07T14:00:32Z Reliable 3-D clock-tree synthesis considering nonlinear capacitive TSV model with electrical–thermal–mechanical coupling P. D., Sai Manoj Yu, Hao Yang Shang Chuan Seng Tan Sung Kyu Lim School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering DRNTU::Engineering::Computer science and engineering::Computer applications::Computer-aided engineering A robust physical design of 3-D IC requires investigation on through-silicon via (TSV). The large temperatures and stress gradients can severely affect TSV delay with large variation. The traditional physical model treats TSV as a resistor with linear electrical-thermal dependence, which ignores the fundamental device physics. In this paper, a physics-based electrical-thermal-mechanical delay model is developed for signal TSVs in 3-D IC. With consideration of liner material and also stress, a nonlinear model is established between electrical delay with temperature and stress. Moreover, sensitivity analysis is performed to relate the reduction of temperature and stress gradients with respect to dummy TSVs insertion. Taking the design of 3-D clock tree as a case study, we have formulated a nonlinear optimization problem for clock-skew reduction. By allocating dummy TSVs to reduce the temperature and stress gradients, the clock skew introduced by signal TSVs and drivers can be minimized. A number of 3-D clock-tree benchmarks are utilized in experiments. We have observed that with the use of dummy TSV insertion, clock skew can be reduced by 61.3% on average when the accurate nonlinear electrical-thermal-mechanical delay model is applied. 2013-12-12T02:07:20Z 2019-12-06T20:30:15Z 2013-12-12T02:07:20Z 2019-12-06T20:30:15Z 2013 2013 Journal Article Sai Manoj, P. D., Yu, H., Shang, Y., Chuan, S. T., & Sung, K. L. (2013). Reliable 3-D clock-tree synthesis considering nonlinear capacitive TSV model with electrical–thermal–mechanical coupling. IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, 32(11), 1734 - 1747. 0278-0070 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/100898 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18217 10.1109/TCAD.2013.2270285 174019 en IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems © 2013 IEEE. This is the author created version of a work that has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, IEEE. It incorporates referee’s comments but changes resulting from the publishing process, such as copyediting, structural formatting, may not be reflected in this document. The published version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TCAD.2013.2270285. 13 p. application/pdf |
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A robust physical design of 3-D IC requires investigation on through-silicon via (TSV). The large temperatures and stress gradients can severely affect TSV delay with large variation. The traditional physical model treats TSV as a resistor with linear electrical-thermal dependence, which ignores the fundamental device physics. In this paper, a physics-based electrical-thermal-mechanical delay model is developed for signal TSVs in 3-D IC. With consideration of liner material and also stress, a nonlinear model is established between electrical delay with temperature and stress. Moreover, sensitivity analysis is performed to relate the reduction of temperature and stress gradients with respect to dummy TSVs insertion. Taking the design of 3-D clock tree as a case study, we have formulated a nonlinear optimization problem for clock-skew reduction. By allocating dummy TSVs to reduce the temperature and stress gradients, the clock skew introduced by signal TSVs and drivers can be minimized. A number of 3-D clock-tree benchmarks are utilized in experiments. We have observed that with the use of dummy TSV insertion, clock skew can be reduced by 61.3% on average when the accurate nonlinear electrical-thermal-mechanical delay model is applied. |
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