Abstract:
Three Dimensional fabrication and packaging of Integrated Circuits has been proposed as one of the key drivers for More Moore technologies by the IRDS. Such integration i...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
Three Dimensional fabrication and packaging of Integrated Circuits has been proposed as one of the key drivers for More Moore technologies by the IRDS. Such integration is useful to improve the performance and cost effectiveness of the newer generation of chips. Several consumer chips have been using micro-bump-based 3-D package bonding techniques but such integration is only done at a very high level. To fully utilize the benefits of 3-D integration, we propose an effective optimization methodology for 3-D ICs. In this work, we present an all-round physical design methodology to support 3-D IC timing optimization, with features, such as timing driven placement, clock tree synthesis, 3-D timing optimization, and ECO optimization for 3-D ICs.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems ( Volume: 43, Issue: 4, April 2024)