Okay, can't resist here's my two cents...
Fred Balistreri wrote:
> Id is not crowbar. So you still have to go back to the I/V data and dig
> it out as I already mentioned. V/t curves were originally intended to
> model the ac or switching characteristics which IBIS was (is?) lacking.
> Sure the information is there so is ground bounce to some degree.
> Remember the 4 v/t curve information only got added recently, but the
> single v/t curve has been in IBIS for quite some time. Chances are the
> users haven't seen a 4 v/t model yet.
Since IBIS V2.1 (circa 1995) there has been a limit of 100 waveform
tables per model allowing many "arbitrary" loading conditions. One of
the reasons multiple waveforms were allowed right from the start was to
support a mechanism for estimating VCC, GND & the dreaded Crowbar
currents.
I've seen many 4 v/t models for quite a while but I also still see many
1 v/t models or multiple X v/t waveforms to useless loads.
***
*** MODEL BUILDERS PLEASE READ ON...
***
More recently an IBIS model building cookbook that details recommended
loading conditions was posted for public download:
http://www.eia.org/eig/ibis/tools.htm
Click "IBIS Cookbook for V2.1 (Oct 13th '97)"
Best Regards,
Chris Rokusek
Viewlogic Systems
Received on Wed May 13 20:55:06 1998
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