Title
Electro-thermal circuit simulation using simulator coupling
Abstract
The paper presents a methodology for simulating the static and dynamic performance of integrated circuits in the presence of electro-thermal interactions on the integrated circuit die. The technique is based on the coupling of a finite element method (FEM) program with a circuit simulator. In contrast to other known simulator couplings a time step algorithm is used, Its implementation in simulation tools is described. The thermal modeling of the die/package structure and the extended modeling of the electronic circuit is discussed. Simulation results which indicate the capabilities of the methodology for electro-thermal simulation are compared to experimental results.
Year
DOI
Venue
1997
10.1109/92.609870
IEEE Trans. VLSI Syst.
Keywords
Field
DocType
electronic circuit,circuit simulator,simulation tool,thermal modeling,simulator coupling,analog modeling with behavioral languages,cir- cuit simulation,simulation result,known simulator,thermal modeling. i. introduction,integrated circuit,electro-thermal circuit simulation,index terms,extended modeling,finite element simulation,electro-thermal simulation,electro-thermal interaction,vlsi,finite element method,relaxation methods,indexing terms,thermal conductivity,temperature,finite element analysis,integrated circuit packaging,finite element methods
Simulation,Computer science,Integrated circuit packaging,Circuit design,Finite element method,Electronic engineering,Physical design,Electronic circuit simulation,Electronic circuit,Very-large-scale integration,Integrated circuit
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
5
3
1063-8210
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
20
3.58
3
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Stefan Wüsche1203.58
Christoph Clauß2235.73
Peter Schwarz3203.58
Frank Winkler4369.50