Jim, I would like to point out that VITAL is also used for component modeling. Free Model Foundry publishes open source VITAL models covering more than 15,000 component part numbers and is still actively developing more. These free models areused for FPGA, ASIC and system verification. Rick Munden On 01/26/2015 06:00 PM, Jim Lewis wrote: > Hi Stan, > 1076.4 Vital is a standard that is still actively used in the FPGA > world. So it would be a bad thing to withdraw it. Key parties that > benefit from its existence are FPGA and EDA vendors. Minimally it > needs to be re-affirmed as is. > > I thought 1076.6 and 1364.1 were previously withdrawn. Anything we can > do at this point to re-affirm 1076.6? It is difficult to claim submit > bug reports against a vendors implementation against a withdrawn standard. > > Best Regards, > Jim > >> All, >> >> >> >> I received the email below from the IEEE CS, As you can see, there >> are four standards still listed as being sponsored by the DASC: >> >> >> >> 1076.4 VITAL >> >> 1076.6: VHDL RTL Synthesis subset >> >> 1364.1: Verilog RTL Synthesis subset >> >> 1603: ALF >> >> >> >> I propose to “take all of these off the books”, and have them all >> withdrawn. However, I would like to see if any DASC members object. >> If so, then we should discuss this via email and (if necessary) at our >> next meeting in February. On the other hand, if no one objects, I’ll >> work to have them withdrawn. >> >> >> >> BTW, if anyone is interested in reviving any of these, please note >> that a new WG will have to be formed, and the resulting LRM will have >> to go through a formal ballot procedure. The older process of >> ‘reaffirmation” of a standard no longer exists. >> >> >> >> Stan >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Annette Reilly [mailto:annetterieee@gmail.com] >> *Sent:* Saturday, January 24, 2015 11:22 AM >> *To:* Stan Krolikoski >> *Cc:* Don Wright >> *Subject:* IEEE-CS-stabilized or withdrawn older DA standards? >> >> >> >> Stan, >> >> I researching standards status for the IEEE-CS SAB meeting next week, >> I noticed that the DA sponsor has several standards that are coming up >> on 10 years and one more than 10 years old, which are jointly produced >> or adoptions of IEC standards. However, the IEC standards have since >> been withdrawn. This leaves IEEE with standards that should either be >> withdrawn or revised (IEEE-SA no longer allows “stabilized” standards). >> >> >> >> Could you let me know what the DASC is planning for these withdrawn >> IEC standards? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 61691-5 (2004) IEC 61691-5 Ed.1 (IEEE Std 1076.4(TM)-2000): >> Behavioural Languages - Part 5: Standard VITAL ASIC (Application >> Specific Integrated Circuit) Modeling Specification >> >> >> >> 62050 >> >> >> >> 2005 >> >> >> >> C/DA >> >> >> >> IEC 62050 Ed. 1 (IEEE Std 1076.6(TM)-2004): IEEE Standard for VHDL >> Register Transfer Level (RTL) Synthesis >> >> 62142 >> >> >> >> 2005 >> >> >> >> C/DA >> >> >> >> IEC 62142 Ed. 1 (IEEE Std 1364.1(TM)-2002): Standard for Verilog(R) >> Register Transfer Level Synthesis >> >> 62265 >> >> >> >> 2005 >> >> >> >> C/DA >> >> >> >> IEC 62265 Ed. 1 (IEEE Std 1603(TM)-2003): Standard for an Advanced >> Library Format (ALF) Describing Integrated Circuit (IC) Technology, >> Cells, and Blocks >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> Annette Reilly >> >> IEEE-CS SAB Vitality Committee Chair >> >> cell +1-571-274-7901 >> >> annette.reilly@computer.org <mailto:annette.reilly@computer.org> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> -- >> This message has been scanned for viruses and >> dangerous content by *MailScanner* <http://www.mailscanner.info/>, and is >> believed to be clean. > > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Jim Lewis Jim@SynthWorks.com > VHDL Training Expert http://www.SynthWorks.com > IEEE VHDL Working Group Chair > OSVVM, Chief Architect and Cofounder > 1-503-590-4787 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by *MailScanner* <http://www.mailscanner.info/>, and is > believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.Received on Wed Jan 28 23:29:17 2015
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