Mike, A small point: Ian said that the EDA tool must be able to tell what works for a specific PCB. Richard disagreed. Actually I believe what was said is more along the lines of: Ian asked that if the benefit of simulating SERDES in EDA tools was to calculate the optimum equalization for a particular PCB, so the SERDES devices would not have to have the overhead required for adaptive equalization. Richard said adaptive equalization would be required anyway, since channel characteristics change during operation due to temperature changes and other phenomenon Ian ________________________________ From: ibis-macro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ibis-macro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike LaBonte (milabont) Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 11:30 AM To: ibis-macro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ibis-macro] Minutes from the 26 sep 2006 ibis-atm meeting Minutes from the 26 sep 2006 ibis-atm meeting are attached. AR: Todd and Mike rearrange calendar invitations Mike