| P1800 Timeline for completion and approval by IEEE Standards Association Standards Board | |||||||||
| Task | Duration (days) | Start Date | End Date | ||||||
| Draft Development Phase | |||||||||
| Vote on errata presented at Oct. meeting | 14 | 11-Oct-04 | 25-Oct-04 | ||||||
| RFQ is sent to prospective technical editors | 1 | 15-Oct-04 | 15-Oct-04 | ||||||
| Proposals from technical editors received | 12 | 15-Oct-04 | 25-Oct-04 | ||||||
| meeting announcement is published 30 days previous to Nov. meeting | 1 | 16-Oct-04 | 16-Oct-04 | ||||||
| Editorial review of draft 1 | 7 | 22-Oct-04 | 29-Oct-04 | ||||||
| working group subcommittee reviews proposals and chooses technical editor | 2 | 27-Oct-04 | 28-Oct-04 | ||||||
| Technical editor is informed / contract is forwarded | 1 | 29-Oct-04 | 29-Oct-04 | ||||||
| technical writer creates draft 2 (incorporates errata from Oct. mtg) | 20 | 29-Oct-04 | 18-Nov-04 | ||||||
| Agenda is published | 1 | 8-Nov-04 | 8-Nov-04 | ||||||
| meeting announcement is published 30 days previous to Dec. meeting | 1 | 15-Nov-04 | 15-Nov-04 | ||||||
| draft 2 and errata issues for draft 3 delivered to wg for discussion at 22 Nov meeting. | 1 | 18-Nov-04 | 18-Nov-04 | ||||||
| Confirm all entities are SA members | 30 | 19-Nov-04 | 20-Dec-04 | ||||||
| WORKING GROUP MEETING, Tel Aviv--WG accepts draft 2 and errata for draft 3 | 1 | 22-Nov-04 | 22-Nov-04 | ||||||
| Close on Technical committees vote | 1 | 1-Dec-04 | 1-Dec-04 | ||||||
| Agenda is published for Dec meeting | 1 | 1-Dec-04 | 1-Dec-04 | ||||||
| Champions vote to endorse or not endorse | 7 | 2-Dec-04 | 9-Dec-04 | ||||||
| Distribute P1364-Draft4 for review | 1 | 7-Dec-04 | 8-Dec-04 | ||||||
| Receive P1364-D4 comments back from reviewers | 15 | 8-Dec-04 | 23-Dec-04 | ||||||
| Champions elevate issues to wg | 1 | 9-Dec-04 | 9-Dec-04 | ||||||
| WORKING GROUP MEETING, MENTOR GRAPHICS / vote to approve or disapprove the committee recommendations for incorporation into draft 3 | 1 | 15-Dec-04 | 15-Dec-04 | ||||||
| Create P1364-D5 to
include: ▪ Encryption Proposal ▪ All issues approved at 12/15 P1800 mtg ▪ PLI deprecation |
28 | 16-Dec-04 | 13-Jan-05 | NOTE: Assumes that Encryption proposal doesn't require substantial reformatting. | |||||
| Technical writer incorporates errata and recommendations/creates draft 3 | 28 | 16-Dec-04 | 13-Jan-05 | ||||||
| WG chair approves invitation to ballot text | 2 | 20-Dec-04 | 22-Dec-04 | ||||||
| meeting announcement is published 30 days previous to Jan. meeting | 1 | 27-Dec-04 | 27-Dec-04 | ||||||
| invitation to ballot (30-day process) begins | 30 | 29-Dec-04 | 29-Jan-05 | ||||||
| agenda is published for Jan. meeting | 1 | 2-Jan-05 | 2-Jan-05 | ||||||
| Optional P1364 Meeting to review D4 comments | 1 | 10-Jan-05 | 10-Jan-05 | ||||||
| P1364 Draft 5 is delivered to WG and subcommittees | 1 | 13-Jan-05 | 13-Jan-05 | ||||||
| Draft 3 is delivered to WG and subcommittees | 1 | 13-Jan-05 | 13-Jan-05 | ||||||
| pre-ballot mandatory editorial coordination | 15 | 13-Jan-05 | 28-Jan-05 | ||||||
| WG and subcommittees review draft 5 for incorporation of all errata and recommendations | 7 | 14-Jan-05 | 21-Jan-05 | ||||||
| WG and subcommittees review draft 3 for incorporation of all errata and recommendations | 21 | 13-Jan-05 | 3-Feb-05 | ||||||
| meeting announcement is published 30 days previous to Feb. meeting | 1 | 18-Jan-05 | 18-Jan-05 | ||||||
| WORKING GROUP MEETING, JAPAN | 1 | 26-Jan-05 | 26-Jan-05 | ||||||
| WG and subcommittees deliver any last-minute changes to technical writer for incorporation into the draft for ballot (Verilog draft 6) | 1 | 28-Jan-05 | 28-Jan-05 | ||||||
| WG and subcommittees deliver any last-minute changes to technical writer for incorporation into the draft for ballot (which will be SystemVerilog draft 4) | 1 | 3-Feb-05 | 3-Feb-05 | ||||||
| technical writer creates SystemVerilog draft 4 for ballot | 7 | 4-Feb-05 | 11-Feb-05 | ||||||
| technical writer creates Verilog draft 6 for ballot | 7 | 4-Feb-05 | 11-Feb-05 | ||||||
| technical writer delivers System Verilog to WG for final approval to send to ballot | 6 | 11-Feb-04 | 17-Feb-04 | ||||||
| technical writer delivers Verilog to WG for final approval to send to ballot | 6 | 11-Feb-05 | 17-Feb-05 | ||||||
| sponsor chair approves balance of ballot group | 7 | 2-Feb-05 | 9-Feb-05 | ||||||
| agenda is published | 1 | 3-Feb-05 | 3-Feb-05 | ||||||
| working group chair approves cover letter for ballot | 2 | 9-Feb-05 | 11-Feb-05 | ||||||
| WORKING GROUP MEETING, SYNOPSYS--motion to begin sponsor ballot; program manager presents The Ballot Process to the working group and ensures that all entities are prepared for ballot | 1 | 17-Feb-05 | 17-Feb-05 | ||||||
| technical writer delivers SystemVerilog draft 4 to IEEE for ballot | 1 | 18-Feb-05 | 18-Feb-05 | ||||||
| technical writer delivers Verilog draft 6 to IEEE for ballot | 1 | 18-Feb-05 | 18-Feb-05 | ||||||
| First working group press release: "P1800 Working Group sends documents to ballot" | 1 | 18-Feb-05 | 18-Feb-05 | ||||||
| Sponsor Ballot | |||||||||
| 30-day initial ballot of SystemVerilog draft 4 | 30 | 22-Feb-05 | 24-Mar-05 | ||||||
| 30-day initial ballot of Verilog draft 6 | 30 | 22-Feb-05 | 24-Mar-05 | ||||||
| results sent to WG chair / sponsor / program manager | 1 | 28-Mar-05 | 28-Mar-05 | ||||||
| ballot resolution committee to resolve comments | 14 | 28-Mar-05 | 11-Apr-05 | ||||||
| P1800 WG meets and approves BRC recommendations | 1 | 19-Apr-05 | 19-Apr-05 | ||||||
| technical writer prepares SystemVerilog draft 5. Secretary prepares ballot comment matrix with dispositions for recirculation. Program manager prepares cover letter to balloters. | 14 | 20-Apr-05 | 2-May-05 | ||||||
| technical writer prepares Verilog draft 7. Secretary prepares ballot comment matrix with dispositions for recirculation. WG Chair prepares cover letter to balloters. | 14 | 20-Apr-05 | 2-May-05 | NOTE: Shalom will be unavailable at this time, so Stu will be the only editor available to work on both 1364 and 1800 ballot drafts. | |||||
| ballot resolution committee approves draft and ballot comment matrix with dispositions for recirculation. WG chair approves cover letter to balloters. | 7 | 2-May-05 | 9-May-05 | ||||||
| 10-day recirculation ballot of SystemVerilog draft 5 / results sent to WG chair / sponsor / program manager | 10 | 10-May-05 | 20-May-05 | ||||||
| 10-day recirculation ballot of Verilog draft 7 / results sent to WG chair / sponsor | 10 | 10-May-05 | 20-May-05 | ||||||
| Program manager creates RevCom submittal package for P1800. WG chair approves and submits RevCom submittal package. | 2 | 23-May-05 | 25-May-05 | ||||||
| P1364 is submitted to RevCom | |||||||||
| RevCom submission deadline | 1 | 12-Aug-05 | 12-Aug-05 | ||||||
| IEEE-SA Standards Board approval | |||||||||
| RevCom approves P1800 SystemVerilog | 1 | 21-Sep-05 | 21-Sep-05 | ||||||
| RevCom approves P1364 Verilog | 1 | 21-Sep-05 | 21-Sep-05 | ||||||
| Standards Board approves P1800 and P1364 | 1 | 22-Sep-05 | 22-Sep-05 | ||||||
| IEEE Std 1800-2005 for SystemVerilog and 1364-2005 for Verilog are published | 29 | 22-Sep-05 | 21-Oct-05 | ||||||
| Second working group press release: "P1800 SystemVerilog and P1364 Verilog are approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board" | 1 | 23-Sep-05 | 23-Sep-05 | ||||||
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| Warning | |||||||||