Timing Criticality-Aware Design Optimization using BEOL Air Gap Technology on Consecutive Metal Layers

Air-gap (AG) technology on back-end-of-line (BEOL) provides a means to improve performance without area or power degradation. However, the “blind” use of AG based on traditional design methodologies does not provide sufficient performance gain. We developed an AG-aware design met...

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Main Authors: Seongmin Ryu, Youngwoo Cho, Tae Hee Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-11-01
Series:Electronics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/8/11/1274