Components
These companies offer low-jitter ICs and oscillators for a variety of end markets.
ASICs
Aeluros (Netlogic Microsystems)
Altera
AMCC
AMD
Analog Devices
Broadcom
Cypress Semiconductor
Epson
Fairchild Semiconductor
IDT (ICS)
Intel
LSI Logic
On Semiconductor
Marvell
Maxim
Micrel
National Semiconductor
Pericom
PMC Sierra
Semtech
Texas Instruments
Vitesse
Xilinx
Zarlink
Frequency Control Products
C-MAC MicroTechnology
Connor Winfield
CTS
Fordahl
MTRON
NDK
NEL Frequency Controls
PhaseLink Corp.
SiLabs
Valpey Fisher
Vectron
Vishay
On-Line Resources
The following resources may come in handy.
Acronyms (Telecom)
BER Calculator
Common Data Rates & Frequencies
Jitter Budget Calculator
MJSQ Document (6/9/2004)
Phase Noise Calculator
ppm Calculator
RMS to PP Calculator
Publications & Organizations
These organizations cater to the jitter community.
CommsDesign
EDN Magazine
EE Product Center
EE Times
Electronic Design Magazine
IEEE
Light Reading
Lightwave Magazine
Planet Analog
StatEye
Software
These vendors provide sophisticated jitter analysis software, often available as an option bundled in equipment.
Agilent
Amherst Systems Associates (M1)
GuideTech
LeCroy
Tektronix
Wavecrest
Standards
The following are links to common standards, multi-source agreements (MSAs), and working groups.
Advanced Memory Buffer (JESD82-20 Standard)
CPRI
DDR3 SRAM (JESD79-3 Standard)
DOCSIS
FB-DIMM
Fibre Channel
IEEE 802 Standards
IEEE 802.3 Ethernet LAN
IEEE 802.x Wireless
Infiniband
MJSQ
OBSAI
Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF)
PCI
PCIX
PCI Express
SAS
SATA
SFP+
SMPTE
Telcordia
XENPAK MSA (10 GbE)
XPAK MSA (XAUI)
XFP MSA (10 Gb)
X2 MSA (10Gb)
X40 MSA (40Gb)
Test & Measurement
These vendors provide precision equipment used to characterize all types of jitter.
Oscilloscopes
Time Interval Analyzers
BERTs
Advantest
Anritsu
Centellax
Circadiant Systems
Synthesys Research
Phase Noise Analyzers
Aeroflex
Telecom Jitter Analyzers
JDSU
Signal Generators
Noise Com (noise generators)
Rohde Schwarz
Stanford Research Systems
