RE: [SI-LIST] : XTK vs ICX

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From: James F. Peterson ([email protected])
Date: Wed Jan 19 2000 - 13:08:52 PST


I disagree with the statement below that ICX is hard to use and slow to
simulate. I believe it is very intuitive, and simulation time for xtalk
analysis, etc., is very reasonable. I've used them both and believe ICX
comes out on top. (But as Dennis Miller so aptly put it : "It's just my
opinion, I could be wrong".)

Jim Peterson
[email protected]
Honeywell, Space Systems Division, M/S 934-5
13350 US 19 N., Clearwater, FL, 34624
727-539-2719

-----Original Message-----
From: Tadashi ARAI [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 1:10 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [SI-LIST] : XTK vs ICX

Hi Tony,

It may be important what type of methodology you use in your design.

Hyperlynx is easier to use than the others, but poor functions such that
small waveform viewer window gives limited information, not IBIS v.3.x
supported, etc.

ICX is great, if you design your PCB layout yourself, with rule-driven
assistance router. Supporting IBIS v.3.x is good, but multi-staged (or
some advanced function of ) QUAD model is not supported as far as I
know.
You will need many time initially to use ICX as whole degign checker,
because you must enter many parameters of rules database, besides you
must wait for a long time during the calculation.

XTK is my favorite, but some more complex than the others. You may need
to take a time to learn XTK, but with a help of good documents, you will
soon make it use easier. Model support is great, IBIS 3.x is of course.
It is not so sofisticated like other new tools, but text (ASCII) based
databases are easy to manage than the other GUI oriented tools in the
case of such as you stack with uncertain trouble.

My impressions are ...

                Hyperlynx ICX XTK
-------------- ------------------- ----------------- ----------------
Model Support **2** **3** **4**
(Native: IBIS 2.x IBIS 3.x Quad native )
(Board disc.: EBD TOPSPEC )
                                                        (non-coupled
                                                        line only)
(Converted: old-Quad IBIS 3.x )

Ease of Use **5** **3** **3**
                (Very easy! But (Sofisticated. (Need to learn.
                simple can do only But bit complex.) But is easy.)
                simple.)

Rule Checking **1** **5** **3**
                (You must do it (Great checking (Check by the
                manually.) functions.) report output.
                                                        Difficult.)

What-if **3** **3** **4**
"What is what-if is what you want to what-if function."(?)

Multi-board **1** **3** **4**
                (Can it ?) (Need x-tra cost.) (Need to learn.)

Tool support **4** **4** **3**
"If your CAD was interfaced, it is enough. Isn't it ?"

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/
Tadashi Arai//Platform Developing Dept.,Desktop Prd Div. Fujitsu Limited
[email protected] TEL:+81-42-370-7617 Inagi-shi, Tokyo, Japan
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On Fri, 14 Jan 2000 08:16:15 -0500
Mail from [email protected] described as below:

>
>
> Dear Gentleman,
>
> My company is in the process of evaluation several Signal Integrity Tools
such
> as XTK, ICX and Hyperlynx.
> We eliminated Hyperlynx already. Our requirements are to design a 19 slot
> chassis ( main card, backplane and several plug in cards). We have several
> high
> speed (622Mbs) BLVDS buses, ethernet, gigabit, OC12, OC48, 128 MHz 64 bit
DRAM
> buses (1Gig), PECL We are focusing on model support, easy of use, rules
> checking, what-if, multi-board, tool support.
>
> I would be interested in any feedback as to your experience in using these
> tools
> (Pros and Cons).
>
> Thanks
> Tony
>
>
>
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