[SI-LIST] HyperLynx vs Hspice

Hi Everybody:
I need to perform some high speed simulations (over 3GHz) for my
backplane and I currently have the Mentor HyperLynx tool. I have run
into a little problem. HyperLynx needs IBIS models for simulation
purposes, whereas most of the vendors provide only spice models and not
IBIS. Although HyperLynx can convert Spice models to IBIS, it does need
a Spice simulator to do that.

I am a little confused here and am hoping I can have these questions
answered.

1. Can I use just Hspice to perform all my high speed simulations or is
HyperLynx a better tool for this application?
2. Has anyone had experience with converting 3D spice models to IBIS?
What are the tradeoffs?
3. HyperLynx has three levels of licenses - regular, EXT and GHZ. Which
one should I be using?

Thanks in advance.

-Naveen.


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