All voltage noise between a single-ended transmitter and receiver causes jitter. Single ended jitter is minimized by: Launching against a single reference, propagating the transmit energy against that same reference, and tightly coupling the receiver threshold voltage to that same reference. Steve. On 10/7/2014 6:10 AM, Naresh Dhamija wrote: > Hi folks, > > I am doing power noise analysis on a system that uses SSTL IO buffers. I > am seeing the ripple on the IO output signal - such that during hi state > IO output signal follows the noise whatever is on the vddio and during low > state, IO output signal follows the noise on the vss. Observing this > phenomenon, I purposely forced IN PHASE single ended noise to both vdddio > and vss of almost the same frequency as of data rate but uncorrelated with > data rate. Since noise forced to vddio and vss are IN PHASE so > Differential Noise measured between vddio and vss at each instant shows > zero noise. But still I see jitter on the edges because of finite rise and > fall times, the initial low level and final high level for a transition > from low to hi are not always same. Does this mean that along with > differential noise, single ended noise on power and ground also cause > jitter to IO driver. > > Regards > Naresh > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe from si-list: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > > or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > > For help: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > > > List forum is accessible at: > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list > > List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > > Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > > > -- Steve Weir IPBLOX, LLC 1580 Grand Point Way MS 34689 Reno, NV 89523-9998 www.ipblox.com (775) 299-4236 Business (866) 675-4630 Toll-free (707) 780-1951 Fax All contents Copyright (c)2013 IPBLOX, LLC. All Rights Reserved. This e-mail may contain confidential material. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy all records and notify the sender. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List forum is accessible at: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu