Crosstalk noise estimation for generic RLC trees with capacitive coupling

This paper presents an alternative estimation method of crosstalk noise for generic RLC trees. The proposed model derives an analytical waveform and crosstalk noise in the on-chip interconnect network. The closed form expression introduced here consider all damping conditions of an RLC circuit including the under damped response, which is not considered by the Elmore delay due to the non-monotone nature of the response. The continuous analytical nature of the solutions makes these expressions suitable for design methodologies and optimization techniques. Also the solutions have significantly improved accuracy as compared to the Elmore delay for an over damped response. The solutions introduced here for RLC trees can be practically used for the same purposes that the Elmore delay is used for RC trees.