RE: [IBIS] about Vref


Subject: RE: [IBIS] about Vref
From: Muranyi, Arpad (arpad.muranyi@intel.com)
Date: Mon Aug 25 2003 - 09:16:57 PDT


Wil,
 
Those are two different things. The ***ref parameters tell the
simulator
how the reference driver should be loaded. At that load, at Vmeas is
where
Tco is valid. The ***fixture parameters tell the simulator how the
buffer
was loaded for the waveform generated. This is useful for calculating
the currents during the high to low / low to high transitions.
 
Arpad Muranyi
Intel Corporation
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-----Original Message-----
From: Wil Ngan [mailto:wngan@idt.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 3:37 PM
To: tom@teraspeed.com; ibis@eda.org
Subject: RE: [IBIS] about Vref

Tom,
I have a question regarding one of your replies I found in the
IBIS archives. The V,R,C refs, do these values
have any correspondence to the V,R,C fixture parameters
listed in the [Rising/Falling Waveforms]? Also, are these
V,R,C refs usually listed on datasheets?

Wil

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Vref is part of the Timing Test Load. This is the load that the
manufacturer guarantees the timing of the component. The Timing Test
Load
is made up of three parts, Vref, Rref and Cref. Rref is a resistor tied
between the output of the device and the reference voltage Vref. Cref is

connected to the output and to ground. These values are selected by the
manufacturer or are specified in some cases by the standard interface
the
logic drives.

Vmeas is the voltage value that timing is measured to. It is also part
of
the timing specification.

Usually when you get the warning listed in your note either the driver
is
too weak to drive the Timing Test Load or the wrong Timing Test Load was

included. I've also seen Timing Test Loads for open sink drivers (open
drain/open collector) that have Vref = 0. This will not work at all. An
open sink needs a Vref usually at Vdd.

Tom Dagostino
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Subject: [IBIS] about Vref

Hello,

I have IO that works with 3.3v +-10%.
The output resistance is 50 Ohm.
My questions are regarding the Vref parameter -
1. Who should set it and how?
2. While running the ibis checker3, I have noticed that there is a
relation
    between the Vref and the Vmeas but could not understand what does
the
    checker exactly check with these parameters.
    The warnings I get are not so clear -
    " Model 'xxx': MIN VI curves cannot drive through Vmeas=1.5V
      given load Rref=50 Ohms to Vref=zzzV ".

Thanks,
Lior Aviv,
               MSIL.

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