RE: [IBIS-Users] RE: [IBIS] I-V and V-t curve mismatch

From: Muranyi, Arpad <Arpad_Muranyi_at_.....>
Date: Tue Oct 23 2007 - 10:13:26 PDT
If you use legacy IBIS, then yes, you will have to
put NC for any analog buffers.  But if you are using
IBIS with *-AMS, you can also make analog models and
list them on the [Pin] list.
 
Arpad
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From: owner-ibis-users@server.eda.org [mailto:owner-ibis-users@server.eda.org] On Behalf Of Sudarshan H N
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:06 AM
To: Todd Westerhoff
Cc: ibis@server.eda.org; ibis-users@server.eda.org
Subject: Re: [IBIS-Users] RE: [IBIS] I-V and V-t curve mismatch


Hi All,

Thanks Tom ,Todd Scott and Arpad for your valuable answers. Arpad, with your clear explanation i am able to solve all the problems i had in my modeling. 

One general question i have to the forum is , in the IBIS website is all the mails are stored in some central location. Because i was accessing IBIS forum mails from my other email id 3 months back. Now i am accessing from other email id. 

I think sometime back there was a question on analog pads IBIS model. Do i need to put a NC for these pads in pin mapping section ?

Regards
Sudarshan


On 10/23/07, Todd Westerhoff <twesterh@sisoft.com> wrote: 

	Oops,

	 

	You're right: -VDDQ to 2*VDDQ.

	 

	Todd.

	 

	
	Todd Westerhoff
	VP, Software Products
	SiSoft
	6 Clock Tower Place, Suite 250
	Maynard, MA 01754
	(978) 461-0449 x24
	twesterh@sisoft.com
	www.sisoft.com

	
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	From: owner-ibis@eda.org [mailto: owner-ibis@eda.org <mailto:owner-ibis@eda.org> ] On Behalf Of Muranyi, Arpad
	Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 2:01 PM
	To: ibis@eda.org; ibis-users@eda.org
	Subject: RE: [IBIS-Users] RE: [IBIS] I-V and V-t curve mismatch

	 

	While both Tom and Todd are suggesting the right thing,

	I think both need some correction, or clarification...

	 

	Todd wrote "-2*VDD to 2*VDD" in which the first -2*VDD

	should have read -VDD.

	 

	Tom's comment about using typical VDD is correct for the

	range calculation but you need to be careful an not

	apply that suggestion to the VDD of the power you

	apply to the device under test and the VDD-relative

	calculations (in case you don't measure it VDD relative

	directly).

	 

	So to sum it up, my numbers in my first reply were

	calculated as follows:

	 

	For the pulldown the sweep range is always:

	-VDD_typ to 2*VDD_typ  =  -3.3 to 6.6,

	regardless of which case you are generating,

	i.e. whether the supply voltage to the chip 

	is typ=3.3, min=3.0, or max=3.6 volts (assuming

	that the chip's pulldown is connected to GND

	or 0 volts).

	 

	For the pullup, which is swept VDD relative,

	the numbers for the sweep ranges in GND relative

	orientation will work out this way:

	 

	-VDD_typ to 2*VDD_typ with respect to VDD_typ = 6.6 to -3.3

	-VDD_typ to 2*VDD_typ with respect to VDD_min = 6.3 to -3.6

	-VDD_typ to 2*VDD_typ with respect to VDD_max = 6.9 to -3.0

	 

	Note that this numbers are only this confusing because

	you are looking at the sweep ranges in a GND relative

	way, while you are really doing the same rule as above

	for the pulldown with respect to VDD.

	 

	Of course the direction of the sweep is irrelevant, as

	long as the device doesn't act up.  Some times devices

	can do funny things depending on which direction you

	do the sweep.  Also, to help the simulator to find an

	operating point I suggest that you start the seep at

	the same rail voltage the device is driving to (i.e.

	VDD for logic high or GND for logic low) and then do

	the sweep you need for the IBIS model.  There is a

	better chance to get the simulator converge that way...

	 

	I hope this helps,

	 

	Arpad

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	From: owner-ibis-users@server.eda.org [mailto: owner-ibis-users@server.eda.org <mailto:owner-ibis-users@server.eda.org> ] On Behalf Of Todd Westerhoff
	Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 10:09 AM
	To: ibis@server.eda.org; ibis-users@server.eda.org
	Cc: tom@teraspeed.com
	Subject: [IBIS-Users] RE: [IBIS] I-V and V-t curve mismatch

	I agree with Tom.

	 

	The choice of -2*VDD to 2*VDD is somewhat arbitrary … it's simply meant to ensure that you have valid V/I data for any voltage that the part will be exposed to.  Thus, you don't need to adjust the voltage ranges based on the MIN and MAX cases.  For most technologies, if you have overshoot that's equal to the supply voltage, you have bigger problems than model accuracy !

	 

	Todd.

	 

	
	Todd Westerhoff
	VP, Software Products
	SiSoft
	6 Clock Tower Place, Suite 250
	Maynard, MA 01754
	(978) 461-0449 x24
	twesterh@sisoft.com
	www.sisoft.com

	
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	From: owner-ibis@eda.org [mailto: owner-ibis@eda.org <mailto:owner-ibis@eda.org> ] On Behalf Of Tom Dagostino
	Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 12:11 PM
	To: 'Sudarshan H N'; 'Mirmak, Michael'
	Cc: ibis@eda.org; ibis-users@eda.org
	Subject: RE: [IBIS] I-V and V-t curve mismatch

	 

	Model all three corners from –Vdd to 2*Vdd where Vdd is the typical voltage.

	 

	Tom Dagostino
	Teraspeed(R) Labs
	13610 SW Harness Lane
	Beaverton, OR 97008
	503-430-1065
	tom@teraspeed.com
	www.teraspeed.com
	
	Teraspeed Consulting Group LLC
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	401-284-1827 

	From: owner-ibis@server.eda.org [mailto: owner-ibis@server.eda.org <mailto:owner-ibis@server.eda.org> ] On Behalf Of Sudarshan H N
	Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 7:43 AM
	To: Mirmak, Michael
	Cc: ibis@server.eda.org; ibis-users@server.eda.org
	Subject: Re: [IBIS] I-V and V-t curve mismatch

	 

	Hi Michael & All,
	
	Can you people answer to my question regarding the voltage ranges in MIN and MAX case as explained below. As Arpad mentioned in one of the earlier mails the range for MIN and MAX case is

	typ:  -3.3 to 6.6

	min:  -3.6 to 6.3

	max:  -3.0 to 6.9
	
	How do we select this range for MIN and MAX case. Is there any document which explains the selection criteria for these corners ? If there is no logic , then how can we decide if the supply is 1.8 V supply or 2.5V supply?
	
	Let me know your answers.
	
	Regards
	Sudarshan

	 

	On 10/19/07, Sudarshan H N < hn.sudarshan@gmail.com> wrote:

	Hi Michael, 
	
	Thanks for your detailed reponse. I made a small mistake in putting the voltage ranges as you mentioned. As i was writing a new tool , at this point of time i didnt give much  attention to printing correct voltage range , and i was only worried about the correct extraction of V-t and I-V tables.
	
	I have considered the formula you have mentioned for calculating Vcc-relative Pullup and Powerclamp tables. I changed the voltage range to (3.3, 3.0 and 3.6 which is the actual case) and now i am able to get rid of all these errors.
	
	But still i have one query regarding the values for I-V curves when it is in the Min or MAX corner. I asked about this in my previous mail. Lynne and Arpad gave some answers  but that didnt solve my problem.
	
	The problem with MIN and MAX corner is , what is the voltage range we need to consider for MIN and MAX case . For example if we consider 3.3 V supply, the typical range would be -3.3 to 6.6 and this is the voltage range in the IBIS file for all 3 corners. As per the cookbook we need to consider voltage range -Vcc to +2Vcc and hence for the MIN case the range will be -3.0 to +6.0. So in that case what current values we need to put for the voltage range -3.3 to -3.0 and +6.0 to +6.6 whose values will be missing in MIN corner simulations.
	
	I hope i have explained the problem correctly and let me know your answers.
	
	Thanks & Regards
	Sudarshan

	 

	On 10/18/07, Mirmak, Michael <michael.mirmak@intel.com > wrote:

	Sudarshan,

	 

	Thanks for the message.  The major issue appears to be problems in generating the Vcc-relative information, but some general supply issues are cropping up too.  Assuming this is just a regular I/O buffer without internal terminations...

	 

	1) I would expect the Pullup I-V tables to pass through the zero V, zero I axis intercept.  Yet they do not, with the max and min data shifted by ~0.3 V above and below 0 V, respectively.  This suggests that the math used to generate the tables may be incorrect.  Remember that, if the data at Vout is collected ground-relative, you can make the power clamp and pullup table data in Vcc-relative by the formula (Vtable_corner = Vcc_corner - Vout_corner), where xxx_corner refers to a value collected for typ, min or max.  For example, if Vcc_min is 4.5 V, data collected ground-relative for 0.0 at the output would be entered in the table for the 4.5 V row.

	 

	The supply voltages and the Pullup I-V axis intercepts (when plotted ground-relative) don't agree, which implies a problem with the supply listed for the [Voltage Range] keyword not matching either the real circuit or the values used to generate the Vcc-relative tables.

	 

	2) The voltage for the buffer is 5 V +/- 0.5, but the V-t fixture is 3.3 V +/- 0.3 V.  This complicates the math (it gets very hard for me to calculate the intercepts if they don't match, at least before my first cup of coffee), but it also suggests that the buffer V-t and I-V data sets were collected using different settings or otherwise using different conditions.  I would recommend checking the actual fixtures used for the V-t extraction; matching the fixture voltages to the voltage supply would make checking easier.

	 

	Calculating the right I-V intercepts vs. V-t levels will be easier once these issues are addressed.

	 

	- Michael Mirmak

	  Intel Corp.

	  Chair, EIA IBIS Open Forum

	 

	
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	From: owner-ibis@server.eda.org [mailto:owner-ibis@server.eda.org] On Behalf Of Sudarshan H N
	Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 2:16 AM
	To: ibis@server.eda.org; ibis-users@server.eda.org
	Subject: [IBIS] I-V and V-t curve mismatch

	Hello Experts,
	
	I am finding problem with one of my IBIS model in I-V and V-t curve mismatch. Please find the attached model for the refernence.
	
	ERROR - Model dummy: The [Rising Waveform]
	      with [R_fixture]=80 Ohms and [V_fixture]=0V
	      has TYP column DC endpoints of  0.01V and  2.66v, but
	      an equivalent load applied to the model's I-V tables yields
	      different voltages (-0.00V and  3.90V),
	      a difference of  0.25% and 31.85%, respectively.
	
	I wrote a new tool to generate IBIS models and i am not able to make out where it is going wrong.
	I actually tried to manually calculate the currents at the points , that it has reported in the above error.
	
	As it is a rising waveform having a R_fixture to ground  the current at 2.66v (steady state) would be 2.66v/50 = 33.25mA.
	
	I looked at the voltage corresponding to 33.25mA in pullup table and i found it is coming around 0.66v. There is a mismatch in the way i am caluculating also. But i observed a different voltage of 0.66v compared to what ibischk4 has reported i.e, 3.9v. 
	
	Let me know is the way i am cross checking is correct or not ? If not let me  know the exact procedure.
	
	Also let me know what might have been gone wrong in the curves. From the shape of the curves i am not seeing any problem with the way i have generated. 
	
	Please let me know your answers as soon as possible.
	
	Note : Please dont consider any other values apart from the curves like Ramp , C_comp etc as i have dummy values for these place holders.
	
	Thanks & Regards
	Sudarshan

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