Spice Model of IBIS

I would like to know if there is any reason why an IBIS model of a gate
cannot be modeled using a SPICE simulator, specifically a SPICE 3 compatible
simulator. Since IBIS, refers to the I/O characteristics of the gate, why
not use SPICE to model these characteristics? The package parasitics are
easy to model in SPICE, and the V/I tables can be modeled using if-then-else
statements.

I wonder why a new syntax was developed for IBIS, rather than using SPICE
syntax.

I would like to think that there was some very compelling reason why a new
syntax was necessary and why it is necessary for me to purchase yet another
simulator. I see SPICE to IBIS converters are available, what about an IBIS
to SPICE converter?

Regards

John Synesiou jsynesio@us-power.com
U.S. Power, Inc Phone (612)826-1111
6497 City West Parkway Fax (612)826-1003
Eden Prairie Date: 03/28/98
MN, 55344 Time: 2:24 PM
Received on Sat Mar 28 13:54:43 1998