Modeling and OPTIMIZATION of INTERCONNECTS :

Content

·         Modeling of interconnects
·         Extraction of parasitic (resistance, capacitance, and inductance) 
·          Analysis of interconnects: Reduced order modeling and simulation
·         Synthesis and optimization of interconnects: buffer insertion, clock network optimization.

Textbooks 

·         Handbook of Algorithms for Physical Design Automation, ed. Charles J. Alpert, Dinesh P. Mehta, Sachin S. Sapatnekar, CRC Press, 2009.
·         Electronic Design Automation: Synthesis, Verification, and Test, ed. Laung-Terng Wang, Yao-Wen Chang, Kwang-Ting (Tim) Cheng, Elsevier Inc., 2009