Differential extrapolation method for separating dielectric and rough conductor losses in printed circuit boards

A Koul, MY Koledintseva, S Hinaga… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Copper foil in printed circuit board (PCB) transmission lines/interconnects is roughened to
promote adhesion to dielectric substrates. It is important to characterize PCB substrate …

Surface roughness modeling of substrate integrated waveguide in D-band

M Yi, S Li, H Yu, W Khan, C Ulusoy… - IEEE Transactions …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, surface roughness models for a substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) are
proposed. Frequency-dependent conductivity is introduced to model the conductor loss due …

Polymer-based 3-D printed 140 to 220 GHz metal waveguide thru lines, twist and filters

R Payapulli, L Zhu, SH Shin, M Stanley… - IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper demonstrates the current state-of-the-art in low-cost, low loss ruggedized
polymer-based 3-D printed G-band (140 to 220 GHz) metal-pipe rectangular waveguide …

Analytical model for resistivity and mean free path in on-chip interconnects with rough surfaces

S Kumar, R Sharma - IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Planar copper interconnects suffer from surface roughness that results in performance
degradation. This paper presents a novel analytical model for calculation effective resistivity …

Broadband characterization of coplanar waveguide interconnects with rough conductor surfaces

A Sain, KL Melde - IEEE Transactions on Components …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a method to simulate the effects of conductor surface roughness on
conductor-backed coplanar waveguide (CB-CPW) interconnects using 3-D full wave …

Differential and extrapolation techniques for extracting dielectric loss of printed circuit board laminates

MY Koledintseva, A Koul, S Hinaga… - 2011 IEEE MTT-S …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The experiment-based differential and extrapolation techniques to extract frequency-
dependent dielectric loss of printed circuit board laminates are proposed. Separation of …

Chip-to-chip copper interconnects with rough surfaces: analytical models for parameter extraction and performance evaluation

S Kumar, R Sharma - IEEE Transactions on Components …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In multigigahertz integrated circuit design, the extra delay and power losses due to surface
roughness in copper (Cu) interconnects is more evident than ever before and needs utmost …

A study on the effects of ground via fences, embedded patterned layer, and metal surface roughness on conductor backed coplanar waveguide

A Sain - 2015 - search.proquest.com
Electrical engineers have responded to the increasing demand for circuit speed and
functionality by reducing transistor feature size and increasing on-chip transistor density …

Design of energy-aware interconnects for next generation micro systems

R Sharma, S Kumar - CSI Transactions on ICT, 2019 - Springer
This paper presents an overview of the problem of surface roughness in ultra-scaled Copper
(Cu) interconnects. It is seen that surface roughness can severely degrade the electrical and …

Performance modeling and broadband characterization of chip-to-chip interconnects with rough surfaces

S Kumar, R Sharma - 2016 IEEE 18th electronics packaging …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Planar copper interconnects suffer from surface roughness that results in their performance
degradation. In this paper, we investigate the role of rough conductor surfaces on the …