Tutorial: Jitter: Basic and Advanced Concepts, Statistics, and Applications

Jitter and phase noise are key factors that deeply impact the performance of circuits in modern communication applications. Within the industry, many types of jitter must be and are considered, including cycle-to-cycle, accumulated, deterministic, random, total, absolute, integrated, TIE, and more. Understanding the implications of each of these jitter types demands clear jitter term definitions as well as a common understanding of their practical meaning. In response to this need, this tutorial will presents basic and advanced concepts of jitter. The first part of the tutorial will focus on jitter definitions, statistics, and the relationship of jitter to phase noise. The second part of the tutorial will explore the impact of jitter on a variety of applications, drawing on examples from wireline as well as other technical areas. The overall goal of the tutorial is to provide a solid understanding of what jitter is, how to correctly specify it, and to enhance understanding of jitter specifications for different applications.