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

From: Todd Westerhoff <twesterh_at_.....>
Date: Mon Oct 22 2007 - 10:09:24 PDT
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
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From: 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
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From: 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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