Bundled SWCNT for Global VLSI Interconnects

Carbon nanotube (CNT) has been declared the most attractive and suitable material for VLSI sub-micron technology. Because of CNT's phenomenal physical, electrical, and mechanical properties, it is more advantageous than copper interconnect material. In this chapter, RLC equivalent model of bundled single-wall CNT (SWCNT) is presented by using driver-interconnect-load (DIL) system with CMOS driver. The crosstalk delay is calculated for two-line bus architecture made of two parallel lines (i.e., upper as aggressor and lower as victim). From the simulation, it has been observed that crosstalk delay increases with increase in interconnect length and transition time, whereas it decreases with increased spacing between the lines (aggressor and victim). However, crosstalk delay decreases as the number of tubes in a bundle increases.