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

本研究旨在与AMD合作，开发用于集成电路互连网络设计的高容量电磁求解器。目标是使集成电路的大部分模拟成为可能，目前这是不可行的。能够有效地执行大型模拟已经成为像AMD这样的微电子公司的关键需求——任何公开可用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，解决复杂几何中麦克斯韦方程的新方法，以及新的并行化策略。一个明确的重点将放在立即翻译提出的发展到生产，与目标集成到AMD的设计工作流程。这项研究计划的成果将是集成电路的电磁求解器，具有前所未有的精度和可扩展性。新一代的工程师也将接受培训，并具备电磁学、计算方法和高性能计算方面的先进技能。尽管在安大略省和加拿大，微电子、信息技术、汽车、航空航天和量子技术等各个工业部门的需求都在显著增长，但目前此类专业人才短缺。

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.