Moment models of general transmission lines with application to MCM interconnect analysis

In this paper, we present new moment models for uniform, nonuniform and coupled transmission lines. The moment model of a line is simply based on the relationships between the two port currents (KCL) and the two port voltages (KVL) of the line. The parameters of the model depend on the mean values of the voltage moments and the weighted voltage moments of the line. Simple formulas are given to compute these mean values efficiently. By using such models and moment matching techniques, interconnects modeled as transmission line networks can be efficiently simulated.