VLSI interconnect lines



Characterization of self-heating in advanced VLSI interconnect lines based on thermal finite element simulation

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BEING the major limit for further performance increase, interconnect lines
of integrated circuits have become the targets of massive technological improvements. The line
dimensions have been downscaled aggressively (eg, line width by factor 10, from 2 m to .