From: ibis-interconn-bounce@freelists.org on behalf of Mirmak, Michael
[michael.mirmak@intel.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 8:26 AM
To: ibis-interconn@freelists.org
Subject: [ibis-interconn] IBIS Ad Hoc Interconnect Task Group Aug. 13
Minutes and Aug. 20 Reminder

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IBIS INTERCONNECT MODELING AD HOC TASK GROUP MEETING AGENDA

http://www.eda.org/ibis/adhoc/interconnect/

Mailing list: ibis-interconn@freelists.org

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Next Meeting
August 20, 2008

               Telephone       Bridge   Passcode
              916-356-2663      3       559-4982

(for international numbers, contact Michael Mirmak)

LiveMeeting:

        Meeting ID:     9492d462fef741d3904ef993d9e16875
        Entry Code:     12eq371k2
        Location:       meet:sip:michael.mirmak@intel.com;gruu;opaque=app:conf:focus:id:9492d462fef741d3904ef993d9e16875%3Fconf-key=12eq371k2

http://tinyurl.com/5gyjxd


Agenda:
- Call for patents
- Opens
- Review of SYZ mixed-mode examples/updates (V. Dmitriev-Zdorov)
- Review of mixed-mode explanatory text (R. Biernacki)

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Minutes from August 13:

Attendees:
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(* denotes present)
Agilent                    - Radek Biernacki*, John Moore, Ken Wong*
Ansoft                     - Denis Soldo
Cadence Design Systems     - Terry Jernberg*, Brad Griffin
Green Streak Programs      - Lynne Green
Hewlett-Packard            - Rob Elliott
Intel                      - Michael Mirmak*
Mentor Graphics Corp.      - John Angulo, Vladimir Dmitriev-Zdorov*
Micron Technology          - Randy Wolff*
Sigrity                    - Sam Chitwood, Raymond Y. Chen, Tao Su, Brad Brim
SiSoft                     - Walter Katz*
Teraspeed Consulting Group - Bob Ross*

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No patents were announced.

The team reviewed Vladimir's mixed-mode conversion document.  The
initial section describes only 2x2 matrices but overall the document
explains the concepts and step-by-step process for changing single-ended
S, Y, Z parameters to mixed-mode and back again.

Examples will be added of specific Y and Z parameter sets being converted.
Radek suggested that the format of the final document may make presentation
of the formulae difficult.  Some notation changes may be needed, per comments
from Bob.

Vladimir noted that reference values are assumed to be the same across the
Document, and that a common reference node was assumed.

Radek will supply an introductory section to the mixed-mode portion of the
document, with changes in language regarding "conventional" vs. single-ended
or "standard" S-parameters.  He suggested altering the comma-based notation
elsewhere in the existing text.

The team will review Vladimir's revisions to the mixed-mode conversion documents and
Radek's introductory text in the next meeting.

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Team Objectives:
1) complete ICM-IBIS linking BIRD and any associated changes to the
   ICM specification
2) update the ICM specification, if needed, to clarify the mapping of
   ICM nodes to S-parameter ports
3) complete a specification for "Touchstone Plus" or similar
   industry-standard definition for Touchstone-like files, to include
   complex impedance references, removal of limits on the maximum number
   of ports and per-port impedance references

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