Minutes, IBIS Quality Task Group

18 May 2021

12:00-13:00 EST (09:00-10:00 PST)

ROLL CALL

Intel Technology                    Michael Mirmak
Micron Technology                 * Randy Wolff
Signal Integrity Software:        * Mike LaBonte
Teraspeed Labs:                   * Bob Ross
Zuken USA:                          Lance Wang

Everyone in attendance marked by *

NOTE: "AR" = Action Required.

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Mike LaBonte conducted the meeting.

Call for IBIS related patent disclosures:

- None


Call for opens:

- None


Review of previous meeting minutes:
Minutes from the May 11, 2021 meetings were reviewed.  Bob Ross moved to accept
the minutes. Randy Wolff seconded.  Without objection the minutes were approved.


ARs:
- Mike LaBonte to fix erratic number formatting in TSCHK2 output
  - In progress
- Mike LaBonte to add output size option to TSCHK2 alpha5
  - In progress


NEW ITEMS:

New parser bug reports:
Bob Ross reported there were no new bugs.  He noted we were deferring security
updates for now.  Bob Ross moved to table the security updates topic.  Randy Wolff
seconded. Without objection the topic was tabled.  Bob said no bug report had been
written for it.


IBISCHK development:
Bob Ross reported there was no update.  We were waiting for the vote to spend the
money.  Bob said we would execute the contract immediately after the vote passes.
BIRD211.2 still needed to be passed to include the redriver changes.  Randy said that
proposed a new AMI parameter.

Mike LaBonte suggested that, if the PAMn BIRD passed, IBISCHK could add support to
make PAM4 generate the equivalent PAMn representation in memory.  That would allow
source code users to use only the PAMn interface.  Mike showed the IBISCHK API for AMI,
which had only a AMI_GetParamValue function for access.  He said users wishing to get a
list of parameters, for example, would need to access the memory structures directly.
Bob suggested Michael Schaeder and Curtis Clark might be able to offer an opinion.
Mike noted that source code users would already have PAM4 access implemented, so
eliminating the need for that was not of much benefit.  He said it seemed best not to
pursue the idea.


Tabled topics (no discussion without motion):
  - BIRD181.2
  - IBISCHK security fixes


Randy Wolff moved to adjourn. Bob Ross seconded. Without objection the meeting ended.

Meeting ended: 12:40 ET

Next meeting May 25, 2021