Power Integrity for IC’s

Scaling of transistors and integrated circuits has brought about decades of wonders in electronics. As this progression in integration continues, with minimum dimensions smaller than 10,000th of the width of a human hair, or below 100 nano meters, electrical power consumed by integrated circuits and systems is seen to become a significant challenge and a critical design constraint, referred to as the “Power Wall”. This book introduces the reader, both intuitively and theoretically, to the rise of this challenge to electronic integration. More importantly, it highlights a less known challenge, that of power integrity, or the quality of the power supply within integrated circuits, bringing to plain view key relationships between scaling, power integrity, and energy. Revealing key aspects impacting power integrity, such as resistance, inductance, and capacitance, the book discusses numerous modeling and analysis methods employed to study integrated circuit power integrity, developed by researchers in the academia as well as the industry. The significance of on-chip inductance to power integrity and physical design optimization is discussed thoroughly within. Concepts of differential power distribution, and continuum modeling, that overcome limitations of traditional design and analysis, are explored. Integrated circuit physical design enhanced by power integrity awareness is discussed. Electromagnetic interference, or EMI, a phenomenon closely related to power integrity, is explored with practical examples. Advanced techniques for power integrity management, such as distributed voltage regulation, non-linear capacitance devices, and active noise regulation are discussed. Integration trends of the present and future are discussed along with implications to power and power integrity. This book is the first, focused attempt to explore the emerging significance of power integrity to integrated circuits, packages, boards, and systems of the present and the future.

Key aspects

  • The first comprehensive publication exploring power integrity implications, analysis, and management for integrated circuits
  • Reveals challenges arising from transistor scaling and exponential integration in ULSI components, relating to power and power integrity
  • Discusses distributed and high-bandwidth voltage regulation, differential power path design, and the significance of on-chip inductance to power integrity
  • Explores traditional and advanced modeling techniques for integrated circuit power integrity analysis, introducing continuum modeling
  • Reviews industry insights into power integrity aware IC physical design and optimization
  • Explores chip, package and board interactions for power integrity and EMI, providing a collection of industry best practices and examples
  • Discusses advanced concepts for power integrity management including non-linear capacitance devices, impedance modulation, and active noise regulation

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