clex05.in : Resistance of Metal Fork
Requires: CLEVER
CLEVER is used in this example to simulate a more complex interconnect metal path. Such a complex shape adds additional problems to the extraction of the parasitics, especially the resistance along the metal lines.
The metal regions defined in this example have a number of electrodes, specified within their boundaries. As such it is clear that when the simulator extracts the resistance between electrodes certain regions along the metal path could be taken into account more than once.
To overcome this problem Clever will automatically subdivide the metal line into individual electrodes so that no region is included more than once in the parasitic resistances. These additional nodes are then back annotated onto the layout which is then re-saved at the end of the simulation.
To load and run this example, select the Load button in DeckBuild > Examples. This will copy the input file and any support files to your current working directory. Select the Run button in DeckBuild to execute the example.
Input Deck
go VictoryProcess ## Process Description ## Init Layout=clex05.lay Material=Silicon Depth=1 Deposit Material=Oxide Thickness=0.5 Max Deposit Material=Aluminum Thickness=0.58 Max Etch Material=Aluminum Mask=M1 Electrodes Mask=M1 Material=Aluminum Deposit Material=Oxide Thickness=0.5 Max Save Name=clex05_0 ## Parasitic Extraction ## go Clever Init Structure="clex05_0.str" Electrodes Substrate Material Aluminum Conductivity=1e6 Interconnect Adapt=(0.04, 0.04) Save Spice="clex05.net" Layout="clex05_1.lay" quit