An accurate and high-capacity electromagnetic solver for integrated circuit design

用于集成电路设计的精确、大容量电磁求解器

• 批准号: 576823-2022
• 负责人: Triverio, PieroP
• 金额: $ 5.2万
• 依托单位: University of Toronto
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=751729
• 关键词: accurate; capacity; electromagnetic; solver; integrated

This research aims to develop a high-capacity electromagnetic solver for the design of interconnect networks in integrated circuits, in collaboration with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). The goal is to enable the simulation of large portions of an integrated circuit, which is currently not feasible. Being able to perform large simulations efficiently has become a critical need of microelectronic companies like AMD - a need not met by any electromagnetic solver publicly available. The program will develop an innovative electromagnetic solver, investigating new algorithms to import and mesh large IC layouts, new methods to solve Maxwell equations in complex geometries, and new parallelization strategies. An explicit emphasis will be placed on immediately translating the proposed developments to production, with the goal of integrating them in AMD's design workflow. The outcome of this research program will be an electromagnetic solver for integrated circuits with unprecedented accuracy and scalability. A new generation of engineers will be also trained and equipped with advanced skills in electromagnetism, computational methods, and high-performance computing. There is currently a shortage of such professional figures, despite very high demand in Ontario and Canada from various industrial sectors undergoing significant growth: microelectronics, information technology, automotive, aerospace, and quantum technologies.

这项研究旨在与 Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 合作，开发一种用于集成电路互连网络设计的高容量电磁求解器。目标是能够模拟集成电路的大部分，但这目前还不可行。能够高效地执行大型仿真已成为 AMD 等微电子公司的关键需求 - 任何公开的电磁求解器都无法满足这一需求。该计划将开发一种创新的电磁求解器，研究导入和网格化大型 IC 布局的新算法、求解复杂几何形状中麦克斯韦方程的新方法以及新的并行化策略。将明确强调立即将拟议的开发成果转化为生产，目标是将它们集成到 AMD 的设计工作流程中。该研究项目的成果将是一个具有前所未有的精度和可扩展性的集成电路电磁求解器。新一代工程师还将接受电磁学、计算方法和高性能计算方面的培训并配备先进的技能。尽管安大略省和加拿大微电子、信息技术、汽车、航空航天和量子技术等正在显着增长的各个工业部门对此类专业人才的需求非常高，但目前此类专业人才仍然短缺。