WHO CREATED IBIS?
The IBIS specification was originally written by an industry group called the IBIS Open Forum. The latest version has now been adopted by the Electronic Industry Association as ANSI/EIA-656-1995, Rev. 2.1. The IBIS document may be obtained from any of the engineering document procurement services, like Global Engineering (U.S. 1-800-854-7179). Keep in mind that IBIS, by itself, is nothing but a file format. It specifies *HOW* to record the various parameters of a chip driver or receiver in a standard IBIS file, but it does not specify *WHAT* to do with them once they have been recorded. That s up to the simulation tools that use IBIS models. To effect practical simulations using IBIS, you will need four things: • A source of raw information about your chip drivers and receivers, • A way to translate that raw data into IBIS format, • A machine-readable version of the trace layout you wish to simulate, and • A software tool that understands IBIS, your trace layout format, and can do the
