Extraction of ULSI Interconnect Resistance at High Frequencies

Correct extraction of the ultra-large-scale integrated (ULSI) interconnect components at hight frequencies is very important for evaluating electrical performances of high-speed ULSI circuits.In this paper, the extraction of the interconnect resistance at high frequencies is derived from the Ohm′s law and verified by the software FastHenry.The results are also compared with those of another resistance formula originated from the effective area of the current flowing. The applicability of these two formulae is discussed.The influence of the interconnect geometry on the resistance at high frequencies is studied.The computation indicates that the effect of frequency on the resistance is weak when the skin depth is larger than half of the short side of the rectangular interconnect cross section.With further increase of frequency, the resistance increases obviously. Results imply that conductor with a square cross section exhibits the largest resistance for rectangular conductors of constant cross section area.