Substrate and ground noise interactions in mixed-signal circuits

Emre Salman; Eby G. Friedman; Radu M. Secareanu

doi:10.1109/SOCC.2006.283901

Substrate and ground noise interactions in mixed-signal circuits

Emre Salman
, Eby G. Friedman
, Radu M. Secareanu

Electrical Engineering

Stony Brook University

University of Rochester
Freescale Semiconductor

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

10 Scopus citations

Abstract

The interaction of the substrate with the inductive on-chip ground distribution network is analyzed in this paper. A transistor level approach is presented to illustrate the effects of the substrate on ground noise. The substrate can have a significant effect on ground noise due to the inductance of the ground lines. For a CMOS inverter, the substrate can reduce negative peak ground noise by 49% during the high-to-low output transition. The substrate, however, increases the positive peak ground noise by 72% during the low-to-high output transition. The effect of the substrate should therefore not be neglected if the inductance of the on-chip ground distribution network is non-negligible. Furthermore, conventional triangle or trapezoid type current demand estimations of the nonlinear circuits are shown to be significantly inaccurate if the ground lines exhibit inductive behavior.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2006 IEEE International Systems-on-Chip Conference, SOC
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	293-296
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	0780397819, 9780780397811
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/SOCC.2006.283901
State	Published - 2006
Event	2006 IEEE International Systems-on-Chip Conference, SOC - Austin, TX, United States Duration: Sep 24 2006 → Sep 27 2006

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Conference	2006 IEEE International Systems-on-Chip Conference, SOC
Country/Territory	United States
City	Austin, TX
Period	09/24/06 → 09/27/06

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Salman, E, Friedman, EG & Secareanu, RM 2006, Substrate and ground noise interactions in mixed-signal circuits. in 2006 IEEE International Systems-on-Chip Conference, SOC., 4063070, 2006 IEEE International Systems-on-Chip Conference, SOC, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 293-296, 2006 IEEE International Systems-on-Chip Conference, SOC, Austin, TX, United States, 09/24/06. https://doi.org/10.1109/SOCC.2006.283901

Substrate and ground noise interactions in mixed-signal circuits. / Salman, Emre; Friedman, Eby G.; Secareanu, Radu M.
2006 IEEE International Systems-on-Chip Conference, SOC. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2006. p. 293-296 4063070 (2006 IEEE International Systems-on-Chip Conference, SOC).

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