What is Crosstalk?
Noise that appears on one wire when the signal on a neighboring wire changes, mainly through capacitive coupling. Wider spacing and shield wires reduce it.
Field: Interconnect processes
Crosstalk in the explanations
If it is too short, the previous sample's influence remains, causing crosstalk when multiplexing channels.
Which correctly describes the acquisition time of a sample-…Deep trench isolation (DTI) etches trenches several µm deep between pixels and fills them with oxide or metal to block light and charge, suppressing this crosstalk.
What is the main purpose of deep trench isolation (DTI), in…As wiring spacing shrinks, inter-wire capacitance grows, increasing RC delay, switching power and crosstalk.
What is the main purpose of using low-k (low dielectric con…
Questions that mention Crosstalk (7)
- Which correctly describes the acquisition time of a sample-and-hold circuit?
- What is the main purpose of deep trench isolation (DTI), in which deep trenches filled with insulators are formed between fine pixels?
- What is the main purpose of using low-k (low dielectric constant) materials for interlayer dielectrics?
- What is the phenomenon called in which, through capacitive coupling between adjacent wires, a signal change on one wire appears as noise on the other?
- If the spacing between adjacent wires in the same layer is halved, approximately how does the capacitance between them change? (Approximate as parallel plates.)
- Which statement about the capacitance of a wire is correct?
- What is the effect of increasing a wire's thickness (height) without changing its width?
Related terms
RC delay Sample-and-hold circuit Dark current CMP Aspect ratio Air gap Backside power delivery Barrier metal Black's equation Damascene process