Patent ID: 8560294

Claim:
A method of automating input/output (I/O) buffer information specification model generation, the method comprising: importing configuration data files into an input/output buffer information specification model generator; wherein the configuration data files indicate a plurality of configurations of a configurable I/O buffer, and the plurality of configurations correspond to respective sets of signal parameter values; for each one of a plurality of I/O standards to be modeled, performing steps including: selecting data from one or more of the configuration data files to model the I/O buffer configured in compliance with one of the respective sets of signal parameter values indicated by the I/O standard; generating a simulation setup file for the modeled input/output buffer; executing an HSPICE simulation based on the simulation setup file of the modeled I/O buffer; measuring a first set of simulation results from the HSPICE simulation; generating an input/output buffer information specification model from the first set of simulation results measured; executing a second simulation based on the generated input/output buffer information specification model, the executing of the second simulation resulting in a second set of simulation results; comparing the first set of simulation results to the second set of simulation results; and outputting data indicating results of the comparison; and outputting each input/output buffer information specification model generated from each of the plurality of I/O standards.