The IBIS Open Forum will hold its next IBIS Summit meeting=

in San Francisco, California, during DAC 2012.

IBIS Summits are designed to enable face-to-face interacti= ons between

model users, model makers and tool developers in the IBIS = Community.

Those interested in presenting at or in attending the even= t may register

using the information below.

The IBIS Open Forum is sponsoring the event, but we welcom= e additional

sponsors to cover some of the meeting expenses, including = the FREE lunch and

refreshments.

We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco!

Best Regards,

Michael Mirmak

Intel Corp.

Chair, IBIS Open Forum

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&nbs= p; &= nbsp; IBIS SUMMIT AT DAC 2012

&nbs= p; &= nbsp; FOURTH CALL FOR

&nbs= p; PARTICIPATIO= N & PRESENTATIONS

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Time/Date: Tuesday, June 5, 2012, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Location: Sierra A, 5^th Floor (look for s= igns)

&nbs= p; San Francisco Marriott Marquis Hotel

&nbs= p; 55 Fourth Street

&nbs= p; San Francisco, CA 94103

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Content: Presentations and Discussions

Purpose: Solicit and exchange IBIS model-relat= ed information and ideas

Sponsors: IBIS Open Forum, Mentor Graphics Corp.

&nbs= p; If your company would be interested in sponsoring this event, please

&nbs= p; contact Lance Wang (lwang@iometh.com= ). Sponsorship is available for lunch

&nbs= p; and coffee breaks.

&nbs= p; DAC: June 3 - 7, 2012

&nbs= p; Moscone Center

&nbs= p; San Francisco, California

&nbs= p; See http://www.dac.com for more information =

BACKGROUND

The Design Automation Conference (DAC) is the premier Elec= tronic Design

Automation (EDA) and silicon solution event. Several activ= e IBIS Open

Forum members attend DAC.

This meeting will be conducted as a formal IBIS Summit Mee= ting.

Presentations are expected to be available and archived in= an electronic

format, and minutes of the meeting will be issued. Any pen= ding formal

decisions (votes) will be announced at least two weeks pri= or to the meeting.

The annual election of officers will be held at the summit= . Nominations can

be sent to Lance Wang (lwang@iometh.com) or made at the meeting.

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

People involved in IBIS model development, EDA tool develo= pment, signal

and power integrity and PCB analysis are invited to partic= ipate to the Summit

meeting. If you plan to participate, please register with = the information below:

Name:

E-mail address:

Company:

Telephone:

Send to:

Lance Wang (lwang@iometh.com)

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CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

We are seeking presentations from individuals who have IBI= S experiences or

issues of interest to a broad audience.

Format of Presentation: LCD Projection with M= icrosoft Windows* laptop

Time: 15-30 Minutes (not including questions)

Electronic Archival: We request electronic ve= rsions so that the

presentations may be archived and made availa= ble to non-attendees. Formats

used in the past have been text, Microsoft Po= werPoint*, Word*, Adobe

Postscript*, and Acrobat*. Electronic present= ations should be made

available by May 30, 2012 for uploading and c= opying to the presentation

laptop.

If you plan to deliver a presentation, please supply the f= ollowing:

Title:

Presenter:

E-mail address:

Company:

Telephone:

Estimated Duration:

Send this to:

Lance Wang (lwang@iometh.com)

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AGENDA

The agenda includes presentations, discussions, breaks, an= d a luncheon

(which will be provided). An official agenda will be publi= shed one week

before the event.

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LOCATION

Sierra A Room, 5^th Floor

San Francisco Marriott Marquis Hotel

55 Fourth Street

San Francisco, CA 94103

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel= /sfodt-san-francisco-marriott/

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TRAVEL INFORMATION

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See http:/= /www.dac.com/travel+_+stay+hotels.aspx for travel direction= s,

hotels and other information.

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To All:=

Taiwan. We are meeting for the first t= ime in Hsinchu on Tuesday,

November= 13, 2012.

Several companies listed below are co-sponsoring thi= s major event

to be held at the Amb= assador Hotel, Hsinchu. Like in previous

years, We are planning for many attendees.

We encourage = technical contributions from Asia.

Other Asian IBIS Summit meet= ings are scheduled for:

Shanghai, P.R. China, Friday Nov= ember 9, Parkyard Hotel

Yoko= hama, Japan, Friday, November 16, Pacifico Yokohama

Lance Wang<= o:p>

IO Methodology

Bob Ross=

Teraspeed Consulting Group

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&nb= sp; = ASIAN IBIS SUMMIT (HSINCHU)=

&nb= sp; = FIRST CALL FOR<= /o:p>

&nbs= p; &= nbsp; PARTICIPATION AND PRESENTATIONS

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&= nbsp; A S I A N I B I S S U M M I T &nbs= p; ( H S I N C H U )

Time/Date: Tuesday, November 13, 20= 12, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

= Meeting starts at 8:= 30 AM

<= p class=3DMsoNormal>Location: Ambassador Hotel Hsinchu=

&nb= sp; No.188 Section 2, Chung Hwa Road

&= nbsp; Hsinchu 300, Taiwan

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http://www.ambassa= dorhotel.com.tw/HC/ambassador_hsinchu.htm?LC=3DEN

Room: &n= bsp; Tentatively Ballroom D

Content:&nb= sp; Presentations and Discussions

Purpose: &nb= sp; Solicit and exchange IBIS and interconnect model related

&= nbsp; information and ideas.

Primary Sponsor:=

&nbs= p; ANSYS

Co-sponsors (in alphabet= ical order):

&nbs= p; Agilent Technologies

&n= bsp; Avant Technology (IO Methodology)<= /p>

= ; Intel Corporation

<= span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>&nb= sp; Others to b= e determined.

Cost: FREE, i= ncluding refreshments and buffet lunch

Vendors: &nbs= p; Some vendors will have information tables outside the<= /p>

= ; meeting room

&nb= sp;

= Contact us for details regarding sponsorship= .

BACKGROUND

= ;

We have held many success= ful Summit meetings across Asia in previous

years. This will be our third meeting in= Taiwan where many national

&= nbsp; and international high technology companies have operations.

Our objective is to reach out internationally to communica= te with

the local expe= rts and to learn of regional concerns.

CONFERENCE LANGUAGE=

The conference language is English, but we will plan f= or technical

translati= ons in English and Chinese. So presenters can optionally

deliver in Chinese as long as an E= nglish version of the material is

&= nbsp; available.

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IBIS SUMMIT

Thi= s meeting will be conducted as a formal IBIS Summit Meeting.

Presentations will be archived in an= electronic format on our

&nb= sp; Summits site, and minutes of the meeting will be issued. However,=

no formal decisions r= equiring votes will be planned.

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CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

People involved in IBIS and interconnect model development,= EDA

tool development,= and digital circuit design are invited to

participate in the Summit meeting. If you plan t= o participate,

please = register using the information below (in English):

= Name:

&nbs= p; E-mail address:

= ;

Company:=

Top-level Web = Link:

<= p class=3DMsoNormal> Country:

&nbs= p; Send to BOTH:

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Lance Wang, IO Method= ology &nbs= p; lwang@iometh.com

&= nbsp; Bob Ross, Teraspeed Consulting Group bob@teraspeed.= com

SIGNUP DEADLINE: November 7, 2012

= CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

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We are seeking presentation= s from individuals who have IBIS and

select presentati= ons for the number of time slots available, we

will give preferential consideration to presentati= ons from Asia.

Presentation Format: LC= D Projection from meeting laptop computer

Time:&nb= sp; = 15-30 Minutes including questions

&nbs= p; Electronic Archival: All presentations will uploaded t= o our public

&nbs= p; &= nbsp; IBIS Summit archives<= o:p>

Electronic Format: Power P= oint or Acrobat

Presentation Booklet: Availa= ble at the meeting for all attendees

Presentation = Deadline: October 9, 2012 to produce the presentation

&n= bsp; = ; copies for the meeting

If you = plan a presentation, please ADD to the above registration=

information:

&= nbsp; Title of Presentation:

Est= imated Time:

&nbs= p; (30 minutes or less)

We will notify= you of acceptance and may follow up with questions

= Note: Vendor promotional or business information is prohibited= .

Presentations must b= e in English, although the delivery can be in

Chinese.

Submissions from = Taiwan and across Asia are strongly encouraged,

though submissions from other regions are very we= lcome. Topics may

= ; include behavioral modeling of buffers, interconnects or other system

components.

A= GENDA

<= p class=3DMsoNormal> 8:00 - 8:30 Vendor table s= etup and tables

8:00 -= 8:30 Sign in

<= span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>&nb= sp; 8:30 - 12:00 Presentations

12:00 - 13:30 Free buffet lunch, vendor ta= bles

13:30 - 16:30&nbs= p; Presentations

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The specific agenda is being deve= loped. We expect nine or ten

= presentations covering a range of issues from existing custome= r

experiences, existin= g clarifications and some of the future

directions in IBIS to deal with technical advances.<= /o:p>

Several presentations on IBIS applications and behavior= al modeling

issues, in= cluding interconnects and system components, are expected=

from co-sponsor companies and/or their = customers.

LIST OF NEARBY HOTELS AND TRAVEL

&= nbsp; Hotels in all price ranges can be found through internet searches.

The conference hotel lin= k is

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