[ibis-macro] On-die S-parameters?

  • From: David Banas <DBanas@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "'ibis-macro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <ibis-macro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2014 18:20:51 -0800

Hi Experts,

Can anyone answer this one:

Let's say I have a Tx with variable analog behavior. That is, things like 
output drive strength, output impedance, and output slew rate are user 
selectable, in the silicon. In that case:

1.       Will the on-die S-parameters approach to analog modeling allow me to 
reduce the number of [Model]s in my *.IBS file to one, and make ALL model 
behavior, both analog and algorithmic, configurable, via some sort of AMI 
parameter sweep matrix in the simulator?

2.       If so, is this ready to go, today, in the standard, or does it require 
a proprietary approach?

3.       Also, will modeling this way give true channel characterization, or 
will I be forced to "cheat" making up for some amount of channel 
characterization inaccuracy in the algorithmic portion of my model?

Thanks!
-db


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