Subject: IBIS Summit Agenda - Thurs. 10/15/98 - Can You Attend?

From: Kathy Breda <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 17:10:56 -0400

Greetings:

The October 15th IBIS Summit is rapidly approaching.
The themes of this meeting are IBIS education and 
"real-life" usage of IBIS models.  

Below is a proposed agenda for the upcoming meeting.
We will not be turning away any presentations or
case studies - so don't hesitate to contact me
with an idea! ([email-masked])
					
We're looking for your assistance---+
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					ACTIONS (respond to [email-masked])

*  	Please let me know if you are attending the summit
	so that arrangements can be finalized at the meeting site.

*  	Would you be interested in setting up a software demonstration?
	Purpose is to provide attendees the opportunity to look at
	the different IBIS tools available.

*  	We're looking for more IBIS case studies to be presented.

*	We're looking for more presentations to be presented.

*  	Are you interested in attending the golf outing after the
	meeting?  Should be fun, but let us know if you can join us.

Proposed IBIS Summit Agenda - subject to change
Thursday, October 15, 1998, 8:30 - 4:00
Boxboro Holiday Inn, Boxboro, Massachusetts

During breaks and lunch we would like to have IBIS software
tools demonstrated in the back of the meeting room for the attendees
to view.

8:30 A.M.	Refreshments and informal gathering
9:00		Welcome, Introductions of participants	Ed Sayre
									NESA 
9:15		General IBIS business				Bob Ross
									Mentor/Interconnectix
9:30		IBIS tutorial					Ed Sayre/Joe Socha/TBD
10:30		15 minute break
10:45		Continue with IBIS tutorial
11:30		IBIS Connector Model Definition BIRD	Fabrizio Zanella 
									EMC Corporation
12:00	P.M.	Lunch
1:00		Case Study Panel - Using IBIS Models
		
		Behavioral/IBIS modeling of a FET bus 	Tay Ansari
		switch	using Cadence tools		Sun Microsystems
		
		Measurement and simulations using various	Fabrizio Zanella
		Tools demonstrating and comparing 	
		1) Measurements 2) Spice using spice model
		2) vendors "A" and "B" using IBIS models

		IBIS Accuracy Specification			Robert Haller
									Compaq Computer Corp.

		IBIS Accuracy Test Board			Peter Laflamme
									Fairchild Semiconductor

		Comparison between SPICE and IBIS		Jinhua Chen
		I/O device simulations				NESA				

		MORE CASE STUDIES APPRECIATED!
		
2:00		Break	
2:15		Using SPICE to Validate IBIS keywords			Bob Ross
3:15		PRESENTATION NEEDED!
3:45		Business Wrap-up
4:00		IBIS Summit Golf Outing - Cyprian Keys Golf Club (20 minutes from
		meeting location)
		Greens Fee ($12) to be paid by golfer. This is a Par 3, nine hole course, 
		located twenty minutes from the meeting location. 
		
		284 East Temple St
		Bolyston MA 01505
		508-869-9900
	
		http://features.yahoo.com/golfcourses/ma/boylston/20864.html

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