Power characteristics of inductive interconnect

Abstract

The power characteristics of inductive interconnect lines is presented. The matching condition between the driver and the load has an effect on the power consumption since the short-circuit power dissipation may decrease with increasing line width and the dynamic power increases. A tradeoff exists between the short-circuit and dynamic power in inductive interconnects. The short-circuit power increases with wider line widths if the line is underdriven. As the short-circuit power is directly proportional to the signal transition time, an analytic solution for the transition time with an error of less than 15% is presented. The solution can be used in wire sizing synthesis techniques to decrease the overall power dissipation.