Subject: Re: [IBIS-Users] RE: model issue for input receiver
From: Bob Ross (bob@teraspeed.com)
Date: Thu May 01 2003 - 10:11:28 PDT
Todd:
The terminator characteristics should be put in the clamp from
which the terminator is referenced. A "pullup" terminator would
normally be in the [Power Clamp] table, and a "pulldown" terminator
would be in the [Gnd Clamp] table.
Usually data sheets give information on where terminators are
connected.
A parallel terminator should have its characteristics split
between both clamp tables. For example, a parallel terminator
constructed with two 100 ohm resistors should have a 100 ohm resistance
component in each clamp. Usually data sheet information is provided,
and sometimes some mathematical allocation of currents is needed.
I have not tested this, but it might be possible to extract terminator
components directly. For example, the Vcc terminal could be connected
to the I/O terminal to get the [Gnd Clamp] component of a parallel
terminator (by zeroing out the power clamp component). Similarly, the
Vss terminal could be connected to the I/O terminal for the
[Power Clamp] component. Both sweeps would be done in the High-Z
or Input mode.
To restate the point you make, while the [Gnd Clamp] and [Power Clamp]
sweep ranges IMPLY concatenation of the tables, the correct IBIS
interpretation is that both tables can extend over the entire
voltage range (by extrapolation), and that both table contributions
alway exist and the currents are always added. (In most devices without
internal terminators, the concatenation also works because the
currents and their slopes for extrapolation are 0.0.)
Bob
Todd Westerhoff wrote:
> Funny you should say that - we were just puzzling over this yesterday!
>
> Arpad - I agree with the statement that the terminator characteristics
> should be in one clamp curve or the other - the question is - how?
>
> If the input buffer truly uses on-die termination, then the DC sweeps you
> perform for BOTH the ground clamp and the power clamp will include the
> termination characteristics, correct? If you put those clamp curves in the
> IBIS file as-is, won't you get twice the current (and therefore twice the
> termination strength) you bargained for?
>
> We were trying to figure out the right approach to de-embedding the
> termination effect from either one of the clamp curves - can you shed any
> light on this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Todd.
>
> Todd Westerhoff
> High Speed Design Specialist
> Cisco Systems
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ibis-users@eda.org [mailto:owner-ibis-users@eda.org]On
> Behalf Of Muranyi, Arpad
> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 6:41 PM
> To: Eric Hsu; Ibis-Users (E-mail)
> Cc: Frank Dunlap
> Subject: [IBIS-Users] RE: model issue for input receiver
>
>
> Eric,
>
> No. The reason is because the difference between a terminator and an input
> is
> that the first one just terminates, and doesn't have Vinh and Vinl. If you
> want to make an input model that also has an on-die terminator, you have to
> put the terminator's characteristics into one or the other clamp IV curves.
>
> Arpad
> ============================================================================
> ==
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Eric Hsu [mailto:ehsu@netlogicmicro.com]
>>Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 3:33 PM
>>To: Ibis-Users (E-mail)
>>Cc: Frank Dunlap
>>Subject: model issue for input receiver
>>
>>Hi
>>
>>Can I choose "terminator" as my [model type] if I have an input receiver
>>
> with on die terminator? If true, can I also use subparameters [Vinh] and
> [Vinl] to define input threshold voltage? If true, then what is the meaning
> of "...but has no digital logic thresholds..." for terminator model in IBIS
> spec. 3.2 version, page20?
>
>>Best Regards,
>>
>>Eric Hsu
>>Interface Technologies
>>NetLogic Microsystems, Inc.
>>450 National Ave.
>>Mountain View, CA 94043
>>650-961-6676 x198
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