Understanding Jitter and Phase Noise

Nicola Da Dalt is Analog Engineering Manager for High-speed Serial Interfaces at Intel, having previously worked at Telecom Italia and Infineon Technologies. Ali Sheikholeslami is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto. He is also the Education Chair and Distinguished Lecturer Program Chair for the Solid-State Circuits Society.

• 1. Introduction to jitter; 2. Basics of jitter; 3. Jitter and phase noise; 4. Jitter and phase noise in circuits; 5. Effects of jitter in synchronous digital circuits; 6. Effects of jitter on data converters; 7. Effects of jitter in wireline applications; 8. Phase noise in wireless applications; 9. Advanced concepts on jitter and phase noise; 10. Numerical methods; Appendix A. Review of random variables and processes; Appendix B. Matlab code for jitter generation and analysis.

'As we continue to push operating speeds in electronic systems, timing jitter has emerged as an increasingly important showstopper across a wide range of applications. Consequently, pushing the envelope requires a thorough understanding of jitter from its mathematical description, to its manifestation in circuits and its impact on systems. This book delivers the most comprehensive treatment of this subject to date and provides valuable content to jitter-plagued engineers at all levels of experience.' Boris Murmann, Stanford University, California