Minutes, IBIS Quality Committee

15 October 2012

11:00-12:00 EST (08:00-09:00 PST)

ROLL CALL

Cisco Systems:                      Tony Penaloza
Ericsson:                           Anders Ekholm
Green Streak Programs:              Lynne Green
Huawei Technologies:                Guan Tao
IBM:                                Bruce Archambeault
                                    Greg Edlund
IOMethodology:                      Lance Wang
Intel:                              Michael Mirmak
Mentor Graphics:                    John Angulo
Micron Technology:                  Moshiul Haque,
                                    Randy Wolff
Nokia Siemens Networks:             Eckhard Lenski
QLogic Corp.:                       James Zhou
Signal Consulting Group:            Tim Coyle
Signal Integrity Software         * Mike LaBonte
Teraspeed Consulting Group:       * Bob Ross
Texas Instruments:                  Pavani Jella

Everyone in attendance marked by *

NOTE: "AR" = Action Required.

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Mike LaBonte conducted the meeting.

Call for opens and IBIS related patent disclosures:

- None

AR Review:

- None

New items:

IBISCHK extension to test executables:
- Discussion delayed until Michael Mirmak can join

6.0 IBISCHK development
- Mike: Should we proceed with a 6.0 parser without the executable test?
- Bob: We should. We might pay extra for the executable work.
- Mike: It does fall outside the usual scope of the work that Atul does.

- Mike: How do we get companies to pre-pay for the parser?
- Bob: We can create the license documents and have them pay for that.
  - Actual code delivery will take place later.
- Mike: Will we involve potential parser source buyers in the spec process?

Bob showed IBIS 6.0 Additions Summary
- Bob described the changes that affect the parser.
- Tree parsing will be required for [External Circuit] and [External Model].
- Bob: This may be a three month project.
  - We usually write a Statement of Work.

- Mike: We need to get our updated message list to Atul soon.
- Bob: Will Atul have to manually update or do we re-extract?
- Mike: I think he should manually update
  - The script might be extended to at least find what is new.

- Mike: Are the parser licenses customized for each customer?
- Bob: We have one for IBISCHK5
  - Each customer signs the same form
  - One question is whether the IBIS committee can sign or if SAE does.
  - The latest parser license has language saying IBIS grants the license, but also mentions SAE.
  - SAE is happy with that.
- Mike: SAE has been involved in parser licensing?
- Bob: For the last one sold.

- Mike: We should draft the IBISCHK6 license soon.
- Bob: We need to decide on the price first.
- Mike: Can we change the price later on this parser?
- Bob: We have changed price in the past.
- Mike: Should we push for a decision soon on whether to combine membership and parser sales?
- Bob: Yes, but if we bring in more revenue we don't want SAE to then ask for more money.
  - TechAmerica had raised their price.
- Mike: TechAmerica was paying three people, SAE only one.
  - It would be good to review the license document.
- Bob: We can do that
  - The key elements are the price and the name of the parser.

- Mike: There was discussion at open forum about the relationship between minor spec revs and the parser
  - The parser does have a minor rev number that relates to spec minor revs
- Bob: We do not retain the .0 parsers intact.
  - Using a .1 parser a .0 file is expected to comply with .1 rules.
  - I have created a keyword tree diagram that documents when keywords were introduced.
  - This is in the 6.0 spec directory.
  - The tree in the actual spec does not have that information.

AR: Mike contact Michael Mirmak about working with SiSoft and Cadence on DLL checking
AR: Mike contact Michael Mirmak asking for a board meeting on parser license terms

Meeting ended at 12:11 Eastern Time.