Computation of parasitics in multilayer hybrid microelectronics

Layout parasitics result from electromagnetic interaction between circuit metalizations used to connect devices on the hybrid circuit. Three linked programs have been written to calculate the capacitance and inductance between circuit metalizations. (1) XT Editor A user friendly hybrid circuit layout editor which enables the user to create circuit layouts and select portions of the circuit for parasitic computation. (2) XT Mesh A two and three dimensional fully automatic mesh generator. The mesh generator combines the quadrant/octant subdivision method and Watson's algorithm in a four step process. Initial triangulations are created and cell compatibility is ensured using an alternating initial mesh scheme. This method produces substantial time savings by avoiding the use of data tree structures and stringent cell size rules. (3) XT Field Solver A two and three dimensional finite element quasi-TEM solver which calculates the capacitance and inductance between circuit metalizations.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Electrical Engineering

Department dc:contributor.department

Electrical Engineering

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

1992

Author dc:creator

• Marchand, Roger T.

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Dc Identifier Other

etd-12052009-020108

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/46135