[IBIS] Re: [IBIS-Users] Ibis open drain strange behaviour

Hi all,
Mei Yee, if you see the buffer to be modeled as box with some interface 
(lets speak for example about one directional buffer which has only 
transmitter, so the interface in simplest case will be data_from_core, 
enable, pad) - you of course expected from IBIS representation the same 
(in ideal case) behavioral as the transistor-level simulation with 
spice, in other words, no delay is expected between both transient 
responses. But it is the artificial situation, in real life you are 
looking from board level and you can not synchronize your simulation 
with signal inside the core aren't you? How you can define for example 
WHEN the input signal starts the transition - it dependent on unknown 
digital stage number the signal is walking on before the buffer 
data_from_core input, isn't it ? As i understand, the delay from enable 
to pad is meaningless, because actually you can not define absolute time 
in board-level scope, only the transition itself is important. Another 
question is - why the delay comes to be, but for example the answer may 
be the time windowing of V/T tables (I mean the model maker probably 
shifts the transients response table in order to make the time window 
smaller, for example).

I have to say, I'm circuit designer and I has produced a lot of IBIS 
models, but has actually no knowledge about using of these models on 
board level, so I really like to know if I have a mistake. Aubrey, did 
you mean the same things?

Regards,
    Dmitry

NG,MEI-YEE wrote:
> Hi everybody, 
> 
> I would like to say that I experienced the same phenomenon as Roberto,
> with the IBIS waveform delayed compared to the transistor level
> simulation. Aubrey, what do you mean by IBIS model doesn't contain
> buffer delay? How does that explain IBIS model being delayed in the
> output response?
> 
> Appreciate any feedback. Thank you.
> 
> Best regards,
> Mei Yee
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ibis-users@server.eda.org
> [mailto:owner-ibis-users@server.eda.org] On Behalf Of
> Aubrey_Sparkman@dell.com
> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 12:15 AM
> To: roberto.izzi@st.com; ibis@server.eda-stds.org;
> ibis-users@server.eda.org
> Subject: RE: [IBIS-Users] Ibis open drain strange behaviour
> 
> Is your only concern the time delay? IBIS and Spice aren't always
> aligned in time since IBIS doesn't contain the buffer delay.
> 
> 
> Aubrey Sparkman 
> Enterprise Engineering Signal Integrity Team
> Dell, Inc. 
> Aubrey_Sparkman@Dell.com 
> (512) 723-3592
> 
> The Greatest Pleasure in Life is Doing what People say can't be done...
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ibis-users@server.eda.org
> [mailto:owner-ibis-users@server.eda.org] On Behalf Of Roberto IZZI
> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 10:08 AM
> To: ibis@server.eda-stds.org; ibis-users@server.eda.org
> Subject: [IBIS-Users] Ibis open drain strange behaviour
> 
> Hello everybody
> 
> I 'd like to have some information about a strange behaviour of Open
> drain buffer Ibis model.
> I have noticed a mismatch between Transistor level and Ibis model
> voltage output during a transient analysis, considering the same buffer.
> In fact in presence of the same input voltage wave and for a high value
> of load resistance(for example 20Kohm)connected to power, we can observe
> a delay between TL output and Ibis output. 
> In the Ibis file, for Open drain, Rise and fall waves tables have been
> extracted considering the same resistance connected to Power (20Kohm).
> What is the cause of this strange behaviour?
> 
>   Thanks and best regards
> 
>         Roberto Izzi
>     
> 
> 
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