3D stacked wafer integration has the potential to improve multiprocessor system-on-chip (MPSoC) integration density, performance, and power efficiency. However, the power density...
This paper presents both compact analytical models and fast SPICE based 3-D electro-thermal simulation methodology to characterize thermal effects due to Joule heating in high per...
Interconnect is one of the major concerns in current and future microprocessor designs from both performance and power consumption perspective. The emergence of three-dimensional ...
Balaji Vaidyanathan, Wei-Lun Hung, Feng Wang 0004,...
As VLSI circuit speeds have increased, reliable chip and system design can no longer be performed without accurate threedimensional interconnect models. In this paper, we describe...
Nuno Alexandre Marques, Mattan Kamon, Jacob White,...
The capability of predicting the temperature profile is critically important for timing estimation, leakage reduction, power estimation, hotspot avoidance and reliability concerns ...