Walter,
Let's put aside for a moment all detail questions about LTI,
the format of pole/zero, and consistency. My question still
stands:
How are we going to guarantee that this new language will
translate into anyone's SPICE easily if we put NEW capabilities
into it (such as pole/zero and impulse response based T-line
data) which were never supported in any SPICE before? I can
see how limiting ourselves to LTI may help to simplify this
new Interconnect-SPICE specification so that this translation
may be doable (although when it comes to the controlled sources
I am not that sure), but I don't see how the new T-line features
could be translated easily. Do you have any thoughts on how that
would be done?
Thanks,
Arpad
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*From:* ibis-macro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ibis-macro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Walter Katz
*Sent:* Monday, June 30, 2008 8:37 AM
*To:* kumarchi@xxxxxxxxx; bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Cc:* IBIS Macro
*Subject:* [ibis-macro] Re: EMD Pole-Zero Models (Why voltage
controled sources?)
Kumar,
There is an interesting analogy between Pole-Zero vs. S element,
and RLGC with Ro, Lo, Co, Go, Rs, Gd data vs. R, L, G, C table
data. When ICM was developed, IBIS chose to exclude Ro, Lo, Co,
Go, Rs, Gd because it was only an approximation to R, L, G, C
table data. Should we be *consistent* and exclude Pole-Zero, or
should we include both Pole-Zero and Ro, Lo, Co, Go, Rs, Gd data?
The first question is “Do we implement Pole-Zero?”. An
independent question is “What format do we choose for
Pole-Zero?”. First lets resolve the first question. You said “I
fail to see how IBIS 'inventing' its own form and convince
vendors and users to adopt the yet another new/even improved
form.”. But did we not take this path already with ICM. There
were several forms of s elements and RLGC element instances but
IBIS chose to invent a new one for ICM. Should we be *consistent*
with the ICM approach or consistent with one of the various
proprietary simulators.
I believe that one needs to pick a form that can easily be
translated into all EDA vendors’ simulator tools. Please remember
that there are unique node and element naming rules in each
simulator (case sensitive for one). Should we be *consistent*
with Hspice, Verilog, VHDL, QCD, …
Some notable quotes on being “*Consistent*”
Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a
year ago. <http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/990.html>
*Bernard Berenson
<http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Bernard_Berenson/> (1865 -
1959)*
Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.
<http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/23578.html>
*Oscar Wilde <http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Oscar_Wilde/>
(1854 - 1900)*
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by
little statesmen and philosophers and divines.
<http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/26760.html>
*Ralph Waldo Emerson
<http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Ralph_Waldo_Emerson/> (1803
- 1882)*, /Self-Reliance/
I would be *consistent* with “If IBIS approves a standard, the
members of IBIS should the new standard." What this means to me
is that the choice of including Pole-Zero elements and the format
of a Pole-Zero element should be driven by the needs of the user
committee, the ability of vendors to create these models, and the
unanimous consent of EDA vendors to agree that they can translate
these models into their simulation environment.
Walter
-----Original Message-----
*From:* C. Kumar [mailto:kumarchi@xxxxxxxxx]
*Sent:* Monday, June 30, 2008 7:25 AM
*To:* bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; wkatz@xxxxxxxxxx
*Cc:* IBIS Macro
*Subject:* Re: [ibis-macro] Re: EMD Pole-Zero Models (Why voltage
controled sources?)
before you go on to pole/zero approximation you should have an
'S' elements which directly provides the original s-parameter
data either in time domain or freq domain. all the others like
pole/zero are approximations, except in the case of circuit
elements with analytic forms.
You can add to your list controlled sources with data provided
multi dimensional tables; controlled elements with hysterisis; a
generic expression controlled source of the form f(v,i,
parameters)=0 and so on and so forth. It is possible to reduce
the controlled sources to a finite set (order of 10;s)
however I am still with Arpad on this one here, unless I am not
seeing something fundamental . These elements have been already
implemented in equivalent forms in various flavors of spice and
yes AMS and -A flavors. I fail to see how IBIS 'inventing' its
own form and convince vendors and users to adopt the yet another
new/even improved form.
--- On *Mon, 6/30/08, Walter Katz /<wkatz@xxxxxxxxxx>/* wrote:
From: Walter Katz <wkatz@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ibis-macro] Re: EMD Pole-Zero Models (Why voltage
controled sources?)
To: bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: "IBIS Macro" <ibis-macro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, June 30, 2008, 12:54 AM
Bob,
Thanks for digging this up on the use of controlled voltage source for the
Laplace and Pole-Zero form of transfer functions.
Is the following a correct summary:
* A Touchstone file is a matrix of "Transfer Functions", where the
"Transfer
Function" is represented as a "Vector" of complex coefficients.
o Each element of the "Vector" is the amplitude of the "Transfer
Function"
at a specific
frequency.
* Each of the "Transfer Functions" can be translated to Laplace form
with a
numerator and denominator polynomial.
o Hspice implements the Laplace form using the E and G LAPLACE controlled
voltage source.
* The numerator and denominator Laplace polynomials can be factored, the
numerator polynomial factored into a list of zeros, and the denominator
factored into a list of poles.
o Hspice implements the Pole-Zero form using the E and G POLE controlled
voltage source.
* Alternatively, each of "Transfer Functions" can be translated into
"Impulse Responses"
If this is correct, then Lossy RLGC, Touchstone, Laplace,
Pole-Zero
interconnect blocks can simply be represented as an EMD "Block" of
the form:
EMD_Block_xxxx <list of nodes> len=<length> type=<type>
file=<file>
* Where
o EMD_Block_xxxx
* Instance Designator
o <list of nodes>
* List of
nodes
o <length>
* Length of interconnect in meters (applies only to RLGC)
o <type>
* RLGC
* Touchstone
* Laplace
* Pole
* Impulse
o <file>
* RLGC
* Contains RLGC table data
* Touchstone
* sNp
* Laplace
* Contains Laplace polynomial coefficients
* Format needs specification
* Pole
* Contains Pole Zero data
* Format needs specification
* Impulse
* Contains Impulse Response data
* Format needs specification
It is a trivial exercise to convert any one of these "Types" of
EMD_Blocks
to Hspice W, S, E and G elements.
If all of the
above is correct, then there is no need for EMD_Blocks that
are specifically voltage controlled sources.
To answer your question: An EMD models for a group of interconnect pins is
essentially an ICM [Nodal Path Description] where each of the N_sections is
essentially an EMD_Block. The [Nodal Path Description]
becomes a subckt with
nodes consisting of external EMD pins and IBIS component pins. In ICM all of
the N_section can either be all RLGC or all Touchstone. In EMD the
EMD_Blocks can be any combination of RLGC, Touchstone, Laplace, Pole,
Impulse, Resistor, Capacitor, Inductor, Conductance or K (coupling)
elements.
Walter
-----Original Message-----
From: ibis-macro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ibis-macro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Bob
Ross
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 10:53 PM
To: wkatz@xxxxxxxxxx
Cc: IBIS Macro
Subject: [ibis-macro] Re: EMD Pole-Zero Models (Why voltage controled
sources?)
Walter:
Here are some responses to your questions
1. HSPICE and some other SPICEs implement the Laplace and pole-zero
elements as a network function WITHIN controlled sources including
the VCVS (E) and VCCS (G) elements. The documention is hard to
find, but the HSPICE
syntax is in the HSPICE Applications Manual:
Exxx n+ n- LAPLACE in+ in- k0 k1 ... kn / b0 b1 ... bm
Gxxx n+ n- LAPLACE in+ in- k0 k1 ... kn / b0 b1 ... bm
Exxx n+ n- POLE in+ in- a {cmpl zeros) / b (cmpl poles}
Gxxx n+ n- POLE in+ in- a {cmpl zeros) / b (cmpl poles}
2. I think of a pole-zero block, not as the single Laplace transfer
element, but as an n-port block such as proposed in some private
Touchstone-like formats and possibly implemented internally
and automatically from n-port table data.
My question:
When you say interconnect block modules of Resistor/Inductor/
Capacitor, do you really mean a low-level SPICE or SPICE-like
syntax within "SPICE" subcircuits for interconnect structures?
That is where K and controlled sources are valuable for many
reasons. While we have not really discussed this, I
have been
assuming that we need such low-level capability for EMD. We
could formally add a basic SPICE-syntax subcircuit to the list
below as one of the modules with its internal SPICE-like netlist
used for connecting the R/L/C/K/E/F/G/H ... elements.
Bob
Walter Katz wrote:
> All,
>
>
>
> Based on the following assumptions
for an EMD:
>
>
>
> * A module as a netlist of IBIS components and external pins
> * Interconnect models between these IBIS component pins consist of a
> netlist of interconnect blocks
> * Interconnect block models are:
> o Resistors
> o Inductors
> o Capacitors
> o Distributed RLGC models
> o S parameter Models
> o Impulse Response Models
> o Pole-Zero Models
>
>
>
> The purpose of this e-mail is to raise the issue of what is a Pole-Zero
> model and why do we need voltage controlled sources.
>
>
>
> I refer to http://www.ece.uci.edu/docs/hspice/hspice_2001_2-217.html
>
>
>
>
> Understanding Pole/Zero Analysis
>
> In pole/zero analysis, a network is described by its network transfer
> function which, for any linear time-invariant network, can be written in
> the general form:
>
>
>
> In the factorized form, the general function is:
>
>
>
> It seems to me that a Pole-Zero model can either be represented as a set
> of numbers like
the polynomial coefficients a0, b0, a1, b1, a2, b2, ..
> or the factorized form a0, b0, z1, p1, z2, p2, ?
>
> Where is the controlled voltage source?
>
> I assume that one can model
the pole-zero form into Spice, Verilog, and
> VHDL primitives, and doing so might utilize controlled voltage sources
> and other simulator specific models.
>
> Why it is not sufficient to just have a Pole-Zero model (either with
> polynomial coefficients and/or pole-zero coefficients).
>
> Walter
>
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