Re: low budget IBIS tools

From: Andrew Ingraham <ingraham@wrksys.ENET.dec.com>
Date: Fri Oct 24 1997 - 08:37:51 PDT

> Tom, the problem is that some semiconductor vendors are starting to only
> make IBIS models available, they don't want to release SPICE models (at
> times they release them under NDA, which is a nuisance for it can take up
> to a month to get all the signatures).
> I use HSPICE for computer system signal integrity analysis and have found
> very good correlation to empirical measurements. I have many device HSPICE
> models which are quite accurate. The few IBIS tools available are
> completely different and incompatible with SPICE files. I therefore want
> to continue using HSPICE, but run into a problem at times if I can only get
> IBIS models.
> Does anyone have any thoughts on this?

I agree 100% !!!

Today I need a SPICE model for an 8-pin part. We either take their IBIS
model or we wait a month for the NDA. But I need the SPICE model!
 
Received on Fri Oct 24 08:46:21 1997

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