The IEEE has initiated the Invitation to Ballot for the IEEE 1076.4 VITAL
Standard. If you do not receive the Invitation to Ballot for the IEEE
1076.4 VITAL standard soon and would like to review and vote on it, please
contact the IEEE by one of the following methods:
(1) Contact the IEEE via email, telephone or fax and request to be
part of the 1076.4 ballot group.
Email: sa-ballot@ieee.org
Phone: (732) 562-3834/6532
Fax: (732) 562-1571/1432
(2) Send email to me (dennisb@eda.org) and request that I forward the
following information to the IEEE to register you as a ballot
member.
Name:
Address:
IEEE/SA Membership #:
Telephone #:
Fax #:
email address:
[ ] Producer
[ ] User
[ ] General Interest
(3) Download the ballot invitation, print the form, complete it,
sign it and return it directly to the IEEE.
http://www.eda.org/pub/vital/ballot/VITALBallotInvitation.pdf
The invitation to ballot will close on 11/8/99. The IEEE must receive your
request to participate in this ballot on or before this date to be
registered.
The IEEE VITAL Technical Action Group under the IEEE 1076.4 Timing Working
Group is in its final phase of drafting a new revision to this standard -
VITAL-1999/2000. Major highlights include:
o Standardized ASIC memory models
o Support of IEEE VHDL93 and SDF 1497 standards
o Multi-source interconnect timing simulation
o Negative timing constraint modeling for vector signals
o SKEW timing checks
o Improvements to setup/hold timing checks
o Improvements to glitch handling
A workshop is planned for Silicon Valley on October 15, 1999 and in Japan
later that month. Preliminary plans include offering the same workshop in
Europe in mid-November. Details on the workshops will be sent to
vital@eda.org.
If you have any questions regarding VITAL-1999/2000 today, do not hesitate
to contact the VITAL TAG at vital-tag@eda.org or myself.
Best regards,
Dennis
Chair, IEEE 1076.4 VITAL TAG
-- Dennis Brophy Email: dennisb@model.com Director of Strategic Business Development Phone: +1 (503) 526-1694 Model Technology Inc. Fax: +1 (503) 526-5473 10450 SW Nimbus Ave, Suite R Mobile: +1 (503) 706-8987 Portland, OR 97223-4347 Home Fax: +1 (503) 579-2664