Minutes, IBIS Quality Committee

07 July 2015

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

ROLL CALL

eASIC:                              David Banas
Ericsson:                           Anders Ekholm
Intel:                              Michael Mirmak
                                    Eugene Lim
IO Methodology                    * Lance Wang
Signal Integrity Software         * Mike LaBonte
Teraspeed Labs:                   * Bob Ross

Everyone in attendance marked by *

NOTE: "AR" = Action Required.

-----------------------MINUTES ---------------------------
Mike LaBonte conducted the meeting.

Call for IBIS related patent disclosures:

- None

Call for opens:

- None

ARs:

- Mike upload updated ibischk_6.0.1_UserGuide_wip2 files to website.
   - Done

- Mike post link to SPILite on website.
  - Done
  - They fixed

- Mike add comments to CMPNT, DLY, MSPEC sections.
  - No new progress.

- Lance add comments to EBD section.
  - No new progress.

- Bob add comments to CIRCUIT section.
  - No new progress.


IBIS Parser development:

- Bob: We are waiting for SAE to review the contract.
  - NThe new price is $3,500
  - Final delivery will be due August 28.
- Mike: Atul might be the best judge of whether intermediate code drops are needed.
- Bob: Chris Denham had initially sent the contract to the wrong person for legal review.
- Mike: When would be the earliest start date?
- Bob: Now.
- Mike: The spec is still in the editorial phase. There will be no functional changes?
- Bob: No.
  - We always work off the latest final spec draft, not a "final" version.
  - We need to vote Friday to spend the $3,500, up from $2,500 already approved.


IBIS User Guide:

- Mike showed ibischk_6.0.1_UserGuide_wip2.docx.
- Mike: Unused checks should not require comments.
- Bob: Those should be filled in.
  - We should know the original intent.
  - We should at least know why they are unused.
  - But it would OK to leave those as is.
- Mike: There are 123 "[UNUSED]".
  - But there are a total of 131 "unused" (case-insentive).
  - W0177 for example has "Unused" without brackets.

AR: Mike make sure commas and Unused are correct in User Guide

Free tools:

- No discussion.

Meeting ended: 11:55

Next meeting Jul 14, 2015