Repeater Insertion for Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Interconnects

Autor: Peng-Wei Liu, Zi-Han Cheng, Wen-Sheng Zhao, Qijun Lu, Zhangming Zhu, Gaofeng Wang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Applied Sciences, Vol 8, Iss 2, p 236 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2076-3417
DOI: 10.3390/app8020236
Popis: Closed-form expressions for the optimized number and size of repeaters in multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) interconnects are presented. The contact resistance and inductive effects are taken into account. It is found that the propagation delay of MWCNT interconnects can be reduced effectively by inserting repeaters. However, the contact resistance has a significant influence on the optimized number and size of repeaters. Moreover, it is found that both the optimal number of repeaters and the minimum propagation delay are kept almost unchanged with the variation of carbon nanotube (CNT) kinetic inductance. The optimal number of repeaters in the MWCNT interconnect is much smaller than that in its Cu counterpart, thus saving chip area and power consumption.
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