Carbon nanomaterials have many unique physical properties

such as extremely large thermal conductivity and ampacity.According to the ITRS prediction

carbon nanomaterials are the most promising candidate to replace the conventional silicon and copper as the electronic materials of choice for the next-generation integrated circuits.In this paper

the present status and future prospect of carbon-based passive devices are reviewed.The characterization of carbon-based nano-interconnects

including carbon nanotube and graphene nano-ribbon

are discussed.Furthermore

the carbon-based high-frequency passive devices

including on-chip inductors and capacitors

are briefly introduced.The potential applications of carbon nanomaterials in the thermal management of ICs are also discussed.