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FDTD Model for Crosstalk Analysis of Multiwall Carbon Nanotube (MWCNT) Interconnects

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Crosstalk in Modern On-Chip Interconnects

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This chapter introduces an equivalent single conductor (ESC) model of MWCNT interconnects. Based on the ESC model, this chapter presents an accurate FDTD model of MWCNT while incorporating the quantum effects of nanowire and nonlinear effects of CMOS driver. To reduce the computational effort required for analyzing the CMOS driver, a simplified but accurate model is employed named as modified alpha-power law model.

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    Brajesh Kumar Kaushik, V. Ramesh Kumar & Amalendu Patnaik

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Kaushik, B.K., Kumar, V.R., Patnaik, A. (2016). FDTD Model for Crosstalk Analysis of Multiwall Carbon Nanotube (MWCNT) Interconnects. In: Crosstalk in Modern On-Chip Interconnects. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0800-9_4

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