Assuming switching noise spikes are symmetrical in power and ground
on-chip
lines, they can be interpreted as a transient drop (or increase) in the
power
supply voltage of the gates connected to that noisy power supply lines.
If
the two complementary last stages of the differential clock generator
switch
simultaneously with a transient drop in the power supply lines due to
switching noise, both the true signal (i.e. raising) and the
complementary
clock signal (falling) will be slowed down. This means that the
differential
clock signal has an overall delay increase, compared with the case when
no
transient drop occurs simultaneously with the clock signal switching at
the
differential drivers. Thus, the switching noise induces clock jitter
even if
differential clock signaling is used.
Has anybody experienced this or measured the effect of simultaneous
switching
noise on differential clock jitter?
Thank You,
Jose Luis Gonzalez
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