[SI-LIST] Taking SI and timing specs at face value

Dear colleagues:

The recent dialogue concerning PCI-X is an excellent example of incomplete 
or misleading specifications being used as design manuals.  The point of 
this, as we SI professionals all know, is that SI technology and timing 
based issues are not a matter of legislation or fiat.  The data is often 
based on a limited number of simulation cases completed by an unknown 
standards committee member. Modern SI and timing standards require a 
thoughtful and complete analysis over a wide variety of cases, devices, 
conditions, etc.

I would like to make a serious suggestion for modifying the SI and timing 
specification process.  I believe that the creation of technology based 
portions of standards should be introduced and investigated on a 
preliminary basis in the manner now followed, but follow that up with an 
open invitation for SI professionals to go to the specification web site 
and allow the down loading of data to check the committee's work. 
Hopefully, the SI professionals will check the work with a wide variety of 
tools and new configurations. As various cases are investigated, the 
results of the work would be reported back to the specification web site.

Dialogue on this suggestion is warmly requested.

Happy New Year to you all!

ed




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