Minutes, IBIS Quality Task Group

16 May 2017

11:00-12:00 EST (08:00-09:00 PST)

ROLL CALL

eASIC:                              David Banas
Ericsson:                           Anders Ekholm
Intel:                              Michael Mirmak
                                    Eugene Lim
IO Methodology:                   * Lance Wang
Signal Integrity Software:        * Mike LaBonte
Teraspeed Labs:                   * Bob Ross
Visteon:                            Preetesh Rathod

Everyone in attendance marked by *

NOTE: "AR" = Action Required.

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Mike LaBonte conducted the meeting.

Call for IBIS related patent disclosures:

- None

Call for opens:

- None

ARs:

- Mike LaBonte to write text for contract to complete IBISCHK message help.
  - Not done.

IBISCHK Parser 6.1.4 development contract:
- Bob: Atul is making progress and asking questions.
  - Mike has answered questions regarding platform issues.
  - The contract has been signed.
  - The delivery date is June 2, but slippage is common.
  - One of the questions was about Reserved_Parameter names in Model_Specific
- Mike: Reserved_Parameter names in Model_Specific are common.
- Bob: The reserved parameter support by version table should define what is allowed.
  - 6.1.4 will be checking for these under BUG 184.
- Mike: This will be a new error number.
- Bob: To use reserved names in Model_Specific just don't upgrade AMI_Version.

- Bob: Ambrish and Arpad disagree over whether an unused port name is an error or warning.
- Mike: Unused items are usually a warning.
- Bob: It's currently an error.
  - This would be a new bug, but not for 6.1.4
- Mike showed IBIS 6.1 page 113, with an example.
- Bob: The list of ports is ordered, used for instantiation.
- Mike: I agree that should be an error.

Meeting ended: 11:30 ET

Next meeting May 23, 2017
