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News Release from: Zuken | Subject: IBIS modelling service
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 05 November 2002
Verification for IBIS component models
Zuken has introduced a new service designed to improve the performance of EDA tools by verifying IBIS component models before they are used.
Zuken has introduced a new service designed to improve the performance of EDA tools by verifying IBIS component models before they are used The performance of these tools, from Zuken and other vendors, is limited by a prevalence of IBIS models of variable and indeterminate quality
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 6 Nov 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new service will eliminate this problem by delivering accurate, fully verified models.
IBIS models are used for signal integrity simulation in many EDA tools and are produced by translating IC manufacturers' Spice models into the IBIS format.
IC makers have not fully supported the IBIS format due to a lack of software to automate and verify the IBIS modelling syntax, and the wide gap between Spice models and IBIS tools.
As a result, many IBIS files are of poor quality, it is difficult for users to assess the quality of the models, and design time is extended.
Zuken's service applies a range of different verification processes to each file and customers are supplied with a fully simulated and documented model.
The service is the result of Zuken's extensive experience in high-speed design and signal integrity, together with knowledge gained as members of the IBIS Open Forum.
Werner Rissiek, Business Unit Manager High-Speed Routing Products at Zuken, commented: "Although a few US companies offer an IBIS modelling service, it is not widely available in Europe, and certainly not with the accuracy of the models that we can produce with our experience in this area.
Accurate models make a critical difference to the speed at which designs can be verified and have serious implications for product time-to-market so we expect to see significant demand for this new service". Request a free brochure from Zuken ...
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