The Difference Between Edge-To-Reference and Edge-To-Edge "Jitter" Analysis

There are two approaches to the present-day subject of jitter measurement, and the difference between them can lead to many misunderstandings when attempting to correlate results. There are the time interval analyzer (TIA) approach and the digital real-time oscilloscope (DRTO) approach.
T E C H N I C A L B R I E F
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EDGE-TO-REFERENCE
AND EDGE-TO-EDGE “JITTER” ANALYSIS



Dr. Martin Miller, Author total effect is called DDj, or data dependent jitter, and is speci-
January 27, 2005 fied as the worst case systematic variation in TIE.

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There are two approaches to the present-day subject of jitter
measurement, an