Introduction ■ Real wire has: 口 Resistance 口 Capacitance 口| nductance a Therefore wiring forms a complex geometry that introduces capacitive, resistive and inductive parasiticS. Effects a Impact on delay, energy consumption, power distribution a Introduction of noise sources, which affects reliability To evaluate the effect of interconnects on design performance we have to model them Slides courtesy A Nardi, UC Berkeley5 Introduction ◼ Real wire has:  Resistance  Capacitance  Inductance ◼ Therefore wiring forms a complex geometry that introduces capacitive, resistive and inductive parasitics. Effects:  Impact on delay, energy consumption, power distribution  Introduction of noise sources, which affects reliability To evaluate the effect of interconnects on design performance we have to model them Slides courtesy A. Nardi, UC Berkeley