I read the posts on the use of IBIS Cref, Rref, et al, last week with considerable interest. While I saw a lot of discussion around the model parameters themselves (and whether or not they are present in a given model), I didn't see much discussion of how the buffer delay (AKA TIME_TO_VM) fits into the larger scheme of things - namely, the flight times from SI analysis system clock cycle budget.
So, knowing how confusing the subject can be to newcomers (I remember how long it took me to understand it), I took a stab at writing it up. I based this on bits and pieces of presentations I'd already put together, added some new stuff specific to buffer delay, and then added notes. The result is a Powerpoint '97 file, where you can view or print the "notes" pages to see the explanatory text.
The SI-reflector won't post a message longer than 60K bytes, so I can't attach the .zip file (300K). I have uploaded the file to the Cadence ftp server:
ftp://ftp.cadence.com/pub/timing101.zip
for those of your who may care to download it and read it. You comments and suggestions for improvements are appreciated, which I will incorporate as time permits.
As always, YMMV, HTH, HAND (my favorites from last week).
Todd.
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