Clock Jitter Workshop
April 9th

Clock Jitter Workshop - April 9th

Jitter isn't just the unfortunate side effect of a caffeine bender. It can be a serious challenge when you’re designing with high frequency reference clocks. As communication standards demand ever higher speeds, especially in PCIe, 10/40/100G Ethernet, Broadcast Video and CPRI/OBSAI applications, it's becoming increasingly difficult to meet the constraints put on timing budgets.

Join us at our half-day workshop covering the in's and out's of all things jitter, including:

What is jitter? Why is it ruining your life?
Classes of Jitter: Random vs Deterministic
Types of jitter measurements
How to minimize Jitter in your design

Event Details

Date: Thursday April 9, 2015

Time: 9:00AM - 1:00PM

Venue Details:
UCSC Silicon Valley Extension
2505 Augustine Dr
Santa Clara, CA 95054

Presented by: Tony Smith

Cost: FREE
Breakfast and lunch will be provided

Register to Attend

Clock Jitter Smackdown Workshop

Jitter: What It Is, Why It Matters, What You Can Do to Minimize It

Event FAQ:

Pre-work: Come prepared to tackle your next timing tree design! Bring a laptop and learn how to customize a timing solution purpose-built for your application. NOTE: Install ClockBuilderPRO™ at www.silabs.com/clockbuilderpro. The presenter will walk through the demonstrations and exercises for those that are unable to bring a laptop.

Agenda:

8:30 Check-in

9:00 Introductions. Purpose/Plan for JITTER SMACKDOWN

9:15 What is JITTER?

- Why is it ruining my life?
- Best practices to reduce Jitter
- Best practices for measuring PCIe Jitter

What is PSRR and why is that important in timing?

9:45 Demo 1: Jitter/PSRR measurement

10:15 -----BREAK-----

10:30 Intro to timing trees

- Growing complexity industry trends
- Existing solutions. Typical Engineering approach to selecting timing tree
- New products that Keep Your Timing Tree Trim
- New Tools that provide Instant Gratification – EVB/Field programmer to discuss various design stages.

- Video to show how to burn parts using a header even after parts are on a board

11:15 Demo 2: Program your own part using ClockBuilderPro Field Programmer

11:45 Concluding Remarks