Green Streak Programs, founded in 1988, specializes in IBIS modeling seminars and hands-on workshops. We support VHDL-AMS, Verilog-AMS, and IBIS model creation and simulation for Mentor Graphics (SystemVision, HyperLynx) and Cadence (Allegro SI) EDA tools.
For private workshops, hands-on labs using IBISCenter (developed by Arpad Muranyi, then of Intel) and HyperLynx (by Mentor Graphics) can be added to the seminar materials. Hands-on workshops allow attendees to enhance their technical intuition, skills, and methodology.
2011 Seminar Schedule
After attending one of our seminars, an engineer will have an enhanced understanding and ability to apply methodology and tools for high speed modeling, signal integrity, and power integrity.
October 17-18: IBIS Modeling Seminar. Hosted by EXAR, Fremont, CA (http://www.exar.com).
October 19: IBIS-AMS: An Overview for Model Developers. Hosted by EXAR, Fremont, CA (http://www.exar.com).
Seminars are limited to 20 people. Materials include handouts, plus a CD containing the handouts, the IBIS Quality Checklist, good and bad IBIS example files, papers and other background materials. Lunch is included.
Interested in hosting a public seminar? Sponsor a public seminar, and receive 3 free seminar seats.
IBIS Modeling Seminar (2 days)
The IBIS specification, syntax, and golden parser
The IBIS Quality Checklist
Model validation and model accuracy
Creating IBIS models from SPICE
Creating IBIS models from test data
Differential models in IBIS
Modeling packages and interconnects (PKG, EBD, ICM)
Touchstone and S-parameters in IBIS
External circuits and models : AMI, AMS and SPICE
NEW! IBIS-AMS An Overview for Model Developers Seminar (1 day)
IBIS specification for VHDL-AMS model use
VHDL and VHDL-AMS syntax
Digital and analog I/O models
Reading and interpreting a single-pin model
Reading and interpreting a differential model
Calling the model, and related IBIS specifics
Compiling a model, and related simulation specifics
Test bench models
Model validation and model accuracy
BOOK: Semiconductor Modeling: : For Simulating Signal, Power, and Electromagnetic Integrity
by Roy Leventhal and Lynne Green, Springer, Fall 2006. The focus is on methodology for designing high-speed PCBs, including sections on IBIS modeling and a chapter on model validation. Additional material about the book can also be found at http://www.semiconductormodel.com.
A review by Bob Ross:
Semiconductor Modeling: For Simulating Signal, Power, and Electromagnetic Integrity provides a very readable and excellent resource for several modeling approaches needed in advanced design.
The book includes the broadest coverage to date of all aspects of the IBIS Standard, now well-established in industry. Formal syntactical topics are included along with important practical concerns of model quality and proper usage.
Connecting IBIS with other modeling formats and methods works well and preserves continuity in addressing multiple design issues. So this book is very valuable addition to one's library.
Bob Ross
Teraspeed Consulting Group
Former Chair of the EIA IBIS Open Forum
Dr. Lynne Green worked as a design engineer for many years, most recently with the SPECCTRAQuest group at Cadence Design Systems and previously with the HyperLynx group at Innoveda (acquired by Mentor Graphics). Dr. Green has worked with a number of modeling languages, including SPICE, IBIS, VHDL-AMS, and Verilog-A. She has developed training materials for a number of companies, and is the author of two books and numerous articles. Lynne was Vice-Chair of the IBIS Open Forum from 2002 to 2004. Dr. Green holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington.
Please contact us for quotes on modeling services and on-site workshops:
Contact: Lynne Green
Email: lgreen22@mindspring.com
Phone: 425-788-0412
Snail mail: 20130 181st PL NE, Woodinville , WA 98077
See our membership listing on the IBIS Roster page!
http://www.eda.org/pub/ibis/roster/roster.html#GEIA
Presentations by Dr. Green
HyperLynx and the IBIS Quality Checklist, L. Green and M. Pillie, Mentor User2User 2005
Slides http://www.mugweb.org/members/conferences/2005/green_greenstreak_pres.pdf
Full paper http://www.mugweb.org/members/conferences/2005/green_green_streak_programs.pdf
IBIS Workshop, JEDEX 2004 http://www.vhdl.org/pub/ibis/training/IBIS_class_JEDEX_2004.zip
The IBIS Model Review Committee http://www.vhdl.org/pub/ibis/summits/jun04/green.pdf
Use of [Ramp] in IBIS 4.1 http://www.vhdl.org/pub/ibis/summits/oct03/green.pdf
A BIRD75 Multi-lingual Example http://www.vhdl.org/pub/ibis/summits/jan03/green_l.pdf
Modeling Approaches - Tables and Equations http://www.vhdl.org/pub/ibis/summits/jan00/green.zip
Modeling Links
IBIS Home Page (follow links to Cookbook, Summits, Training, s2ibis3, Model Review Committee, etc.)
http://www.eigroup.org/ibis/ibis.htm
Compact Model Council
VHDL, VHDL-AMS
Verilog, Verilog-AMS, SystemVerilog
http://www.vhdl.org/, http://www.accellera.com/
Compact Models for Power Devices (University of Washington)
http://www.ee.washington.edu/research/pemodels/
Timing Analysis
http://download.intel.com/education/highered/signal/ELCT762/Class02_Signal_Parameters_I.ppt
UC Berkeley SPICE Home Page
http://infopad.eecs.berkeley.edu/~icdesign/SPICE/
Bit Error Rate Analysis
http://si-list.org/files/tech_files/ber_white_paper.pdf
Other links of interest
Wild River Technology LLC
http://www.wildrivertech.com/
Roy Leventhal
http://semiconductorsimulation.com
Bogatin Enterprises (subsidiary of LeCroy Corp)
Teraspeed
Step Response SI Consulting, Inc
http://www.StepResponseSI.com/
Simberian (S-parameter extraction)
Differential termination for various interface standards
http://pdfserv.maxim-ic.com/en/an/hfan10v2.pdf
Windows version of FastHenry field solver
http://www.FastFieldSolvers.com
MEMS group at the University of Washington