In this paper analysis of jitter is conducted to determine its suitability for use as an entropy source for a true random number generator. Efforts are taken to isolate and quantify jitter in ring oscillator circuits and to understand its relationship to design specifications. The accumulation of jitter via various methods is also investigated to determine whether there is an optimal accumulation technique for sampling the uncertainty of jitter events. Mathematical techniques are used to analyze the accumulation process and an attempt at modeling a signal with jitter is made. The physical properties responsible for the noise that causes jitter are also briefly investigated.

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Creator

• Philbrook, Colin Richard.
• Coppock, Wayne Ronald

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 05D270M

Advisor

• Sunar, Berk
• Martin, William J.

Year

• 2005

Date created

• 2005-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mathematical Sciences
• Electrical & Computer Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright