© 2020 Ransom Stephens
Publications
Books
1.
The Book of Bastards, by Ransom Stephens (The Intoxicating Page, 2021)
2.
Too Rich to Die, by Ransom Stephens (StrangeFuse, 2019)
3.
The 99% Solution, by Ransom Stephens (StrangeFuse, 2018)
4.
The Left Brain Speaks but the Right Brain Laughs: a look at the neuroscience of innovation & creativity in art, science, & life, by Ransom
Stephens (Viva Editions, Jersey City, 2016)
5.
The Sensory Deception, by Ransom Stephens (47North, 2013)
6.
Your Pursuit of Greatness - a workbook, by Ransom Stephens, (Ransoms’ Notes, 2011)
7.
The God Patent, By Ransom Stephens (Vox Novus, Numina Press, 2009 and re-released by 47North, 2013)
Poetry
8.
Her last goose, SOCAN Sun, August-2025
Popular Science
9.
Solid-state batteries expand electric vehicle range, SOCAN Sun, August-2025
10.
Green hydrogen is a step closer to supplanting oil, SOCAN Sun, August-2025
11.
Bet your job, bet your values, EDN’s Measure of Things, 12-December-2018
12.
The first jobs of great contemporary engineers, EDN’s Measure of Things, 25-May-2018
13.
The end of privacy demands transparency, EDN’s Measure of Things, 18-May-2018
14.
Who cares that we no longer have privacy? EDN’s Measure of Things, 26-September-2017
15.
Self-driving cars will save money and lives as they destroy jobs, EDN’s Measure of Things, 22-August- 2017
16.
Is one person’s reality like anyone else’s reality? Inner Self: personal Development, 10-December-2016
17.
5 keys to unlocking your innate creativity, SmartBrief, 4-November-2016
18.
The Speed of Thought, EDN’s Measure of Things, 13-October-2016
19.
Improve your answer resolution and unleash innovation, EDN’s Measure of Things, 8-August-2016
20.
Happy anniversary, EDN: you’re old, EDN’s Measure of Things, 11-July-2016
21.
Reduce your prejudice to innovation, EDN’s Measure of Things, 2-May-2016
22.
You can't think out of a box built of TLAs, EDN’s Measure of Things, 1-April-2016
23.
A bluffer’s guide to evaluating scientific results, Part 3: Why Some Results are Irreproducible, EDN’s Measure of Things, 16-March-2016
24.
A bluffer’s guide to evaluating scientific results, Part 2: Rules of thumb, EDN’s Measure of Things, 18-February-2016
25.
A bluffer’s guide to evaluating scientific results, Part 1: Systematic Bias, EDN’s Measure of Things, 12-February-2016
26.
Do Grandmas make the best engineers, EDN’s Measure of Things, 10-February-2016
27.
Top ten cynical tech realizations of 2015, EDN’s Measure of Things, 31-December-2015
28.
Mismeasure of economics, EDN’s Measure of Things, 23-Nov-2015
29.
Measuring dark matter: The ultimate signal-to-noise problem, EDN’s Measure of Things, 8-June-2015
30.
Scientific dogmatism: wild red herring or trained attack dog? EDN’s Measure of Things, 2-June-2015
31.
The data that threatened to break physics, Nautilus, Issue 024, 7-May-2015
32.
Focus: Oil-water droplets form surprising structures, Physics 8, 42, American Physical Society, 6-May-2015
33.
Is dark matter about to be discovered? EDN’s Measure of Things, 25-April-2015
34.
Measure of neutrinos, nature’s most elusive particles, EDN’s Measure of Things, 27-Feb-2015
35.
Moore’s Law extends to cover human progress, EDN’s Measure of Things, 27-Jan-2015
36.
The Reality Interface, Vitriol, Volume 1, November, 2014
37.
Simulated Education: STEM must change, 24-Oct-2014
38.
Does Literature Make You Empathic?, KQED.org Arts, 9-Oct-2014
39.
10 things I saw at IDF2014, 15-Sep-2014
40.
Measuring money--the beer standard, 5-Aug-2014
41.
Don’t major in CS: 5 reasons why, 27-June-2014
42.
The quirks of quarks, 28-Apr-2014Measure of Emergence, 9-Apr-2014 Sports should adopt real technology, 13-Dec-2013
43.
Sports should adopt real technology, EDN’s Measure of Things, 13-Dec-2013
44.
Higgs Pt. 9: What makes King Carl XVI Gustaf think it’s the Higgs Boson? EDN’s Measure of Things, 4-Nov-2013
45.
1 Beer, 2 Beer, 10 Beer Tech, DesignCon Community, 24-Sep-2013
46.
The measure of free will and red herrings, EDN’s Measure of Things, 10-Sep-2013
47.
Designing starships, DesignCon Community, 10-Sep-2013
48.
The science and technology of Sensory Deception, EDN’s Measure of Things, 6-Aug-2013
49.
Quantum wave functions come alive! May the Bohr model rest in peace, EDN’s Measure of Things 26-July-2013
50.
Decoding the brain using fMRI and YouTube, EDN’s Measure of Things, 2-July-2013
51.
Global warming/climate change: an easy calculation, Test & Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 22-May-2013
52.
Measuring the transition to disaster, Test & Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 17-May-2013
53.
Resolving to map the brain: resolution, resolution, resolution, Test & Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 16-Apr-2013
54.
Measure of chaos: when uncertainty runs amok, Test & Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 9-Apr- 2013
55.
Measuring gravitational radiation, Test & Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 4-Mar-2013
56.
In search of gravity waves, Test & Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 19-Feb-2013
57.
Getting lucky at trade shows, Test & Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 22-Jan-2013
58.
Noise in the time dimension: the strange case of flicker, Test & Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 17-Jan-2013
59.
Measuring and generating creativity, Test & Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 18-Dec-2012
60.
Measure of holiday calories - the thermodynamic diet, Test & Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 20-Nov-2012
61.
Resolving problems in the infrared, Test & Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 26-Oct-2012
62.
Measure of the mind: connectome, Test & Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 10-Oct-2012
63.
Measure of politics: Polls, Test & Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 4-Oct-2012
64.
Pt 8: Is the particle observed at CERN really the HIggs Boson?, Test & Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 25-Sep-2012
65.
Pt 7: What a Higgs Boson looks like, Test & Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 21-Sep-2012
66.
Pt 6: ATLAS and CMS - catching muons and neutrinos, Test & Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 28-Aug-2012
67.
Pt 5, ATLAS and CMS - the biggest test devices on earth, Test & Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 21-Aug-2012
68.
Higgs Boson Discovery: Pt 4, Identifying the stuff in the detectors, Test & Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 9-Aug-2012
69.
Higgs Boson Discovery: Pt 3, What they actually measure, Test & Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 1-Aug-2012
70.
Higgs Boson Discovery: Pt 2, What they detect, Test & Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 25-July-2012
71.
Measure of the Olympics, Test & Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 30-July-2012
72.
Measuring and generating creativity, Test & Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 18-Dec-2012
73.
Innovating an innovative design career, DesignCon Community, 7-Dec-2012
74.
Can electronic health records save your world?, Test & Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 6-Dec-2012
75.
Higgs Boson Discovery: Pt 1, Herding cats on the Franco-Swiss border, Test & Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 17-July-2012
76.
"Faster than light? Has relativity been violated?" Hubpages.com, 2011
77.
"How Einstein discovered relativity," Hubpages.com, 2011
78.
"Intuition (Pt 4): Is intuition a paranormal, psychic event?" Hubpages.com, 2011
79.
"Intuition (Pt 3): Who wins, your guts or your brains?" Hubpages.com, 2011
80.
"Intuition (Pt 2): Where intuition comes from," Hubpages.com, 2011
81.
"Intuition (Pt 1): Intuition vs thought," Hubpages.com, 2011
82.
"Why is it so annoying when (other) people talk on cell phones," Examiner.com, June 10, 2011
83.
"Ten health risks to address before tossing out your cell phone," Examiner.com, June 7, 2011
84.
"Earth Day at the dawn of life," Examiner.com, April 22, 2011
85.
"The unrecognized genius of Emmy Noether," Examiner.com, March 22, 2011
86.
"Cell phone radiation activates your brain, but does it cause cancer?" Examiner.com, March 6, 2011
87.
"Humans vs machine on Jeopardy! what's the question?" Examiner.com, February 12, 2011
88.
"How much safer is it to fly than drive? Really..." Examiner.com, January 22, 2011
89.
"Winter Solstice 2010: light on the year's longest night," Examiner.com, December 20, 2010
90.
"What full body scanner radiation means to you," Examiner.com, November 20, 2010
91.
"Microsoft's Kinect: Disruptive technology changes the game," Examiner.com, November 10, 2010
92.
"Getting lucky," Examiner.com, September 23, 2010
93.
"Metaphysics, meta-momentum and meta everything else," Examiner.com, August 27, 2010
94.
"The radiation you should worry about and the radiation you can fugetabout," Examiner.com, July 29, 2010
95.
"Goat rock beach: magic where the river meets the sea," Examiner.com, July 9, 2010
96.
"Cell phone radiation and SAR," Examiner.com, June 27, 2010
97.
"The scientific method, steps of faith not leaps," Examiner.com, June 8, 2010
98.
"Fermilab contributes another piece to the matter-antimatter puzzle," Examiner.com, June 3, 2010
99.
"Science vs religion (pt 2) the creation of science," Examiner.com, May 28, 2010
100.
"Science vs religion and the nature of truth," Examiner.com, May 26, 2010
101.
"Inarguable facts in the global warming/climate change debate," Examiner.com, May 18, 2010
102.
"Celebrate International Nurses Day by thanking the angel nearest you," Examiner.com, May 12, 2010
103.
"The true value of oil and the insanity of burning it," Examiner.com, May 5, 2010
104.
"Earth Day at the dawn of creation," Examiner.com April 22, 2010
105.
"A science-based litmus test for the Supreme Court," Examiner.com, April 16, 2010
106.
"Can quantum physics explain the bleep?" Examiner.com, April 10, 2010
107.
“Proton Collisions at the Large Hadron Collider - What’s in it for You?,” openDemocracy, March 2010
High-Tech - Signal Integrity, high speed standards, . . .
105.
Where PAM4 fits: The Rick Eads interview, EDN’s Eye on the Standards, 19-October-2018
106.
Is PAM4 really necessary? EDN’s Eye on the Standards, 28-September-2018
107.
The merger of networking, storage, RAM, and cache, EDN’s Eye on the Standards, 29-May-2018
108.
How to relate eye-mask tests to BER, EDN’s Eye on the Standards, 14-March-2018
109.
Analyze post-equalization ISI with pulse response, EDN’s Eye on the Standards, 7-March-2018
110.
Time to fill out your DesignCon dance card, EDN’s Eye on the Standards, 3-January-2018
111.
The twisted Future of optical signal modulation, EDN’s Measure of Things, 20-November-2017
112.
The biggest change in PAM4: How do the eyes line up? EDN’s Eye on the Standards, 17-October-2017
113.
Top 10 Questions Going into DesignCon 2017: What’s hot in signal integrity right here, right now, plus shwag and Chiphead’s favorite song,
DesignNews, 16-January-2017
114.
Commercial content in DesignCon papers, EDN’s Eye on Standards, 23-November-2016
115.
Transmitter FFE makes the channel do the work, EDN’s Eye on Standards, 30-June-2016
116.
Don’t confuse PAM4 SER and BER, EDN’s Eye on Standards, 27-May-2016
117.
PAM4: Symbol levels and voltage compression measurements, EDN’s Eye on Standards, 26-April-2016
118.
Can we avoid COMmitting the same mistakes we made with jitter?, EDN’s Eye on Standards, 18-March-2016
119.
Analyzing closed eyes: CRJ and CDJ, EDN’s Eye on Standards, 12-January-2016
120.
The tradeoff between crosstalk and loss, EDN’s Eye on Standards, 5-January-2016
121.
It’s Not Jitter, It’s Noise, EDN’s Eye on Standards, 28-December-2015
122.
Your DesignCon 2016 dance card isn’t Complete Without…, EDN’s Eye on Standards, 21-Dec-2015
123.
DesignCon2016: Prepare for the PAM4 Phase Shift, EDN’s Eye on Standards, 4-Dec-2015
124.
Optimize equalization for FFE, CTLE, DFE, and crosstalk, EDN’s Eye on Standards, 21-Oct-2015
125.
The high tech diversity problem’s bottom line, EDN’s Measure of Things, 25-Sep-2015
126.
How do I know if my simulation correlates to reality? EDN’s Eye on Standards, 7-Sep-2015
127.
Measure career advancement by blowing your mind, EDN’s Measure of Things, 29-July-2015
128.
PCIe Update: Power, IoT, storage, OCuLink, simulation, and equalization, EDN’s Eye on Standards, 1- July-2015
129.
Silicon photonics: Will the hare finally catch the tortoise? EDN’s Eye on Standards, 22-June-2015
130.
Why FEC plays nice with DFE, EDN’s Eye on Standards, 7-May-2015
131.
Trading signal complexity for bandwidth, EDN’s Eye on Standards, 8-April-2015
132.
Ten events for your DesignCon2015 dance card, EDN’s Eye on Standards, 24-Jan-2015
133.
PAM4 takes the spotlight at DesignCon 2015, EDN’s Eye on Standards, 29-Dec-2014
134.
100G and things to COM, EDN’s Eye on Standards, 20-Nov-2014
135.
10 tips on being a consultant, EDN’s Eye on Standards, 27-Aug-2014
136.
The EE consultant who despises engineering fraud, EDN’s Eye on Standards, 20-Aug-2014
137.
Four 400G quandaries to look forward to, 4-Aug-2014
138.
Are standards technological socialism? 30-Apr-2014
139.
When will PAM4 take over from NRZ?, 21-Apr-2014
140.
See the crosstalk in 100 GbE, All Aboard Article, 18-Apr-2014
141.
Top 5 things I learned at DesignCon2014, DesignCon blog, 30-Jan-2014
142.
Why total jitter cannot be measured on a scope, 15-Jan-2014
143.
Phase noise analyzers take over from scopes, How-to Article written with Michael Dunn, 10-Jan-2014
144.
Battle on the chip!, DesignCon blog, 20-Dec-2013
145.
Tech paper writing tips: A dark and stormy night, Around the Circuit article, 6-Nov-2013
146.
Will BIST kill T&M?, DesignCon Community, 19-July-2013
147.
M-PCI-e - Goin mobile! Electronic Design News’ Eye on Standards, 15-July-2013
148.
How to Write a DesignCon Abstract, DesignCon Community, 18-June-2013
149.
Is DesignCon Ready for Photonics? DesignCon Community, 6-May-2013
150.
Time domain? Frequency domain? … frequency of the phase domain! Scope-Junction, 26-Apr-2013
151.
Five scope specs Dr. J must have, Scope-Junction, 8-Apr-2013
152.
Is the Frequency Domain for Real? DesignCon Community, 2-Apr-2013
153.
AMI comes alive! Scope-Junction, 25-Mar-2013
154.
The Mystery of Long Test Patterns, Part 2, DesignCon Community, 8-Mar-2013
155.
The Mystery of Long Test Patterns, Part 1, DesignCon Community, 4-Mar-2013
156.
You can see the crosstalk in 100GbE, Scope-Junction, 28-Feb-2013
157.
Tail-fitting is back--worry! Scope-Junction, 13-Feb-2013
158.
Top 10 Things at DesignCon 2013, DesignCon Community, 11-Feb-201
159.
Dual-Dirac doesn’t approximate total jitter, Scope-Junction, 29-Jan-2013
160.
The case of the closing Eye, DesignCon Community, 24-Jan-2013
161.
Getting lucky at trade shows, Test & Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 22-Jan-2013
162.
How the trouble with RJ led to TJ, Scope-Junction 17-Jan-2013
163.
Test pattern redemption! Test & Measurement World’s Eye on Standards, 15-Jan-2013
164.
Techno-fesitvus for the engineering-rest-of-us, DesignCon Community, 14-Jan-2013
165.
Jitterfest, Scope-Junction, 7-Jan-2013
166.
If it Works in Theory, It Will Work in Practice (cont’d), Scope-Junction, 24-Dec-2012
167.
If it Works in Theory, It Will Work in Practice, Scope-Junction, 17-Dec-2012
168.
Working Toward Single Wavelength Petabits, Scope-Junction, 19-Nov-2012
169.
Design is innovation, DesignCon Community, 19-Nov-2012
170.
Vote no on PRBS31 (and the problem with journalism...), Test & Measurement World’s Eye on Standards, 6-Nov-2012
171.
Solving the Crosstalk Dilemma: CAJ me if you CAN, Scope-Junction, 29-Oct-2012
172.
What makes DesignCon special, DesignCon Community, 22-Oct-2012
173.
My First Time was Cosmic, Scope-Junction, 11-Oct-2012
174.
Analyzing Crosstalk on a BERT, Scope-Junction, 27-Sep-2012
175.
PRBS31: slower, costlier, worse, Test & Measurement World’s Eye on Standards, 26-Sep-2012
176.
The One-Box Solution, BERT Edition, Scope-Junction, Scope-Junction, 6-Sep-2012
177.
The very short reach of 25 Gb/s, Test & Measurement World’s Eye on Standards, 31-Aug-2012
178.
Oscilloscopes Have Become a One-Box Solution, VNA Edition, Scope-Junction, 20-Aug-2012
179.
Samtec out-geeks PCIe’s OCuLink, Test & Measurement World’s Eye on Standards, 15-Aug-2012
180.
Oscilloscopes: a one-box solution?, Scope-Junction, 6-Aug-201
181.
PCI Express update: the next, next, next generation, Test & Measurement World’s Eye on Standards, 25-July-201
182.
Scope TLAs & Metaphorical Phosphor, Scope-Junction, 20-July-2012
183.
How dancing clocks saved the world, Scope-Junction, 5-July-2012
184.
DLL-based clock recovery cranks up net bandwidths, Test & Measurement World’s Eye on Standards, 2-July-2012
185.
Get your BUJ off my RJ! Scope-Junction, 21-June-2012
186.
Measuring ISI at high data rates is impossible, Scope-Junction, 18-June-2012
187.
Measuring RJ on oscilloscopes, Scope-Junction, 8-June-2012
188.
Test patterns are supposed to stress you out, Test & Measurement World’s Eye on Standards, 31-May-2012
189.
Does OIF have to do everything?, Test & Measurement World’s Eye on Standards, 22-May-2012
190.
Can oscilloscopes really measure BER? Scope-Junction, 21-May-2012
191.
How open is your eye? Scope-Junction, 7-May-2012
192.
Peace at the plugfest, Test & Measurement World’s Eye on Standards, 24-Apr-2012
193.
How to tell if crosstalk will cause errors, Scope-Junction, 19-Apr-2012
194.
Analyzing crosstalk on a real-time oscilloscope - exercising your genius, Scope-Junction, 5-Apr-2012
195.
Receiver Tolerance Testing – with crosstalk!, Scope-Junction, 2-Apr-2012
196.
Real or equivalent: What time do you need?, Scope-Junction, 15-Mar-2012
197.
Deterministic Jitter for High Speed Serial Receiver Tolerance Testing, Test & Measurement World’s Eye on Standards, 8-Mar-2012
198.
Do my measurements have meaning?, Scope-Junction, 5-Mar-2012
199.
Are You an A-Engineer or a Z-Engineer?, Scope-Junction, 20-Feb-2012
200.
Top ten reasons to love (and hate) 100 Gigabit Ethernet, Test & Measurement World’s Eye on Standards, 16-Feb-2012
201.
Is a crosstalk bubble forming? Scope-Junction, 13-Feb-2012
202.
Serial standards keep test engineers on edge, Test & Measurement World’s Eye on Standards, 9-Feb-2012
203.
Equalization succombs to crosstalk at DesignCon 2012, Scope Junction, 26-Jan-2012
204.
It’s not jitter, it’s noise, Scope Junction, 26-Jan-2012
205.
Serial standards keep test engineers on edge, Test & Measurement World’s Eye on Standards, 9-Feb-2012
White Papers, Application Notes, Technical Briefs, etc.
206.
PAM4 Signaling in High Speed Serial Technology: Test, Analysis, and Debug, an Application Note for Tektronix, 2018
207.
Analyzing 26 to 53 GBd PAM4 Optical and Electrical Signals, an Application Note for Tektronix, 2018
208.
Measuring Channel Operating Margin, a White Paper for Anritsu, 2017
209.
Advanced Serdes Debug with a BERT: Virtual Probing with Precision Stress and Error Location Analysis, Application Note for Tektronix, 2017
210.
PAM4 Demands Accurate S-parameters, a White Paper for Anritsu, 2016
211.
Understanding the Transition to Gen4 Enterprise & Datacenter I/O Standards, White Paper for Tektronix, 2017
212.
PAM4 Signaling in High Speed Serial Technology: Test, Analysis, and Debug, an Application Note for Tektronix, 2016
213.
Overcoming Receiver Test Challenges in Gen4 I/O Applications, Application Note for Tektronix, 2017
214.
PAM4 Signaling in High Speed Serial Technology: Test, Analysis, and Debug, published and distributed by Tektronix Corp., 2015
215.
Physical Layer Test of 100 Gb/s Communications Systems, published and distributed by Tektronix Corp., 2012 and revised version 2015
216.
Jitter analysis on Oscilloscopes and BERTs, White paper published and distributed by Anritsu Corp., 2014
217.
Crosstalk problems are back, feature article for Test & Measurement World, July, 2012
218.
Crossing the Digital-Analog Divide, a white paper for Agilent Technologies, 2012
219.
Critical 100 Gigabit Ethernet Testing: Equalization, DP-QPSK, and Crosstalk Compliance, distributed by Picosecond Pulse Labs, 2012
220.
Introduction to Precision Analysis of High Speed Serial Systems and Components, distributed by Picosecond Pulse Labs, 2011
221.
(DesignCon Award for Best Paper Signal Integrity Track) A New Technique for Stressed Receiver Tolerance Testing Using Crest Factor
Emulation, with co-author John Calvin, DesignCon 2010
222.
Signal Integrity at Extreme Data Rates, distributed by Anritsu Corp, 2010
223.
Analysis of Random Noise and the Effect of Band-Limited Noise on Stressed-Eye Receiver Tolerance Tests, with co-author Marcus Mueller,
DesignCon 2009
224.
Answering Next Gen Serial Challenges, Part 3: Acting on an Impulse, Equalization and Emphasis, published and distributed by Tektronix
Corp, 2008
225.
Characterization of Gaussian Noise Sources, with co-author Bob Muro, DesignCon 2008
226.
The Future of Multi-Clock Systems, with co-authors Roman Boroditsky and Jorge Gomez, DesignCon 2008
227.
Answering Next Gen Serial Challenges, Part 2: The Case of the Closing Eye, published and distributed by Tektronix Corp, 2008
228.
Answering Next Gen Serial Challenges, Part 1: How Stressing a Receiver Removes Stress from a Designer, published and distributed by
Tektronix Corp, 2007
229.
Chapter 2, Pp29-60, of Digital Communications Test and Measurement: High-Speed Physical Layer Characterization, with Marcus Mueller,
edited by Dennis Derickson and Marcus Mueller, (Prentice Hall, Boston, 2007)
230.
Jitter 360 Knowledge Series, Part 6: Reference Clock Jitter and Data Jitter, published and distributed by Tektronix Corp, 2007
231.
Jitter 360 Knowledge Series, Part 5: Clock Recovery in Serial-Data Systems, published and distributed by Tektronix Corp, 2007
232.
Jitter 360 Knowledge Series, Part 4: Jitter Analysis in Systems with Crosstalk, published and distributed by Tektronix Corp, 2006
233.
Jitter 360 Knowledge Series, Part 3: All About the Acronyms: RJ, DJ, DDJ, ISI, DCD, PJ, SJ, ..., published and distributed by Tektronix Corp, 2006
234.
Using Clock Jitter Analysis to Reduce BER in Serial Data Applications, published and distributed by Agilent Technologies, 2006
235.
Jitter 360 Knowledge Series, Part 2: What the Dual-Dirac Model Is and What it Is Not, published and distributed by Tektronix Corp, 2006
236.
Jitter 360 Knowledge Series, Part 1: The Meaning of Total Jitter, published and distributed by Tektronix Corp, 2006
237.
Anticipating, Characterizing, and Avoiding Problems with Crosstalk, Al Neves (co-author), DesignCon 2006 Proceedings, International
Engineering Consortium, 2006
238.
Opening Closed Eyes: Analysis and Equalization of High Data Rate Signals on Buses and Backplanes, DesignCon2006 Proceedings,
International Engineering Consortium, 2006
239.
Equalization: The Correction and Analysis of Degraded Signals, a white paper published and distributed by Agilent Technologies, 2005
240.
Jitterfest: Why Different Jitter Analyzers Give Different Results and Which is Right, published in the online trade magazine, AnalogZone, 2005
241.
Comparison of Different Jitter Analysis Techniques with a Precision Jitter Transmitter, a white paper published and distributed by Agilent
Technologies, 2005
242.
Measurement of Total Jitter at Low Probability Levels Using the Optimized BERT Scan Method, with Marcus Mueller and Russ McHugh,
DesignCon2005 Proceedings, International Engineering Consortium, 2005
243.
Precision Jitter Transmitter, with Jim Stimple, DesignCon2005 Proceedings, International Engineering Consortium, 2005
244.
Jitter Analysis: The dual-Dirac model, RJ/DJ, and Q-scale, a white paper published and distributed by Agilent Technologies, 2004
245.
The Rules of Jitter Analysis, published in AnalogZone, 2004
246.
Analyzing Jitter at High Data Rates, published in IEEE Optical Communications, February 2004
Click here to see the list of Ransom’s 202 Particle Physics research papers
© 2020 Ransom Stephens
Publications
Books
1.
The Book of Bastards, by Ransom Stephens (The Intoxicating
Page, 2021)
2.
Too Rich to Die, by Ransom Stephens (StrangeFuse, 2019)
3.
The 99% Solution, by Ransom Stephens (StrangeFuse, 2018)
4.
The Left Brain Speaks but the Right Brain Laughs: a look at
the neuroscience of innovation & creativity in art, science, &
life, by Ransom Stephens (Viva Editions, Jersey City, 2016)
5.
The Sensory Deception, by Ransom Stephens (47North,
2013)
6.
Your Pursuit of Greatness - a workbook, by Ransom
Stephens, (Ransoms’ Notes, 2011)
7.
The God Patent, By Ransom Stephens (Vox Novus, Numina
Press, 2009 and re-released by 47North, 2013)
Poetry
8.
Her last goose, SOCAN Sun, August-2025
Popular Science
9.
Solid-state batteries expand electric vehicle range, SOCAN
Sun, August-2025
10.
Green hydrogen is a step closer to supplanting oil, SOCAN
Sun, August-2025
11.
Bet your job, bet your values, EDN’s Measure of Things, 12-
December-2018
12.
The first jobs of great contemporary engineers, EDN’s
Measure of Things, 25-May-2018
13.
The end of privacy demands transparency, EDN’s Measure of
Things, 18-May-2018
14.
Who cares that we no longer have privacy? EDN’s Measure
of Things, 26-September-2017
15.
Self-driving cars will save money and lives as they destroy
jobs, EDN’s Measure of Things, 22-August- 2017
16.
Is one person’s reality like anyone else’s reality? Inner Self:
personal Development, 10-December-2016
17.
5 keys to unlocking your innate creativity, SmartBrief, 4-
November-2016
18.
The Speed of Thought, EDN’s Measure of Things, 13-
October-2016
19.
Improve your answer resolution and unleash innovation,
EDN’s Measure of Things, 8-August-2016
20.
Happy anniversary, EDN: you’re old, EDN’s Measure of
Things, 11-July-2016
21.
Reduce your prejudice to innovation, EDN’s Measure of
Things, 2-May-2016
22.
You can't think out of a box built of TLAs, EDN’s Measure of
Things, 1-April-2016
23.
A bluffer’s guide to evaluating scientific results, Part 3: Why
Some Results are Irreproducible, EDN’s Measure of Things,
16-March-2016
24.
A bluffer’s guide to evaluating scientific results, Part 2: Rules
of thumb, EDN’s Measure of Things, 18-February-2016
25.
A bluffer’s guide to evaluating scientific results, Part 1:
Systematic Bias, EDN’s Measure of Things, 12-February-2016
26.
Do Grandmas make the best engineers, EDN’s Measure of
Things, 10-February-2016
27.
Top ten cynical tech realizations of 2015, EDN’s Measure of
Things, 31-December-2015
28.
Mismeasure of economics, EDN’s Measure of Things, 23-
Nov-2015
29.
Measuring dark matter: The ultimate signal-to-noise
problem, EDN’s Measure of Things, 8-June-2015
30.
Scientific dogmatism: wild red herring or trained attack dog?
EDN’s Measure of Things, 2-June-2015
31.
The data that threatened to break physics, Nautilus, Issue
024, 7-May-2015
32.
Focus: Oil-water droplets form surprising structures, Physics
8, 42, American Physical Society, 6-May-2015
33.
Is dark matter about to be discovered? EDN’s Measure of
Things, 25-April-2015
34.
Measure of neutrinos, nature’s most elusive particles, EDN’s
Measure of Things, 27-Feb-2015
35.
Moore’s Law extends to cover human progress, EDN’s
Measure of Things, 27-Jan-2015
36.
The Reality Interface, Vitriol, Volume 1, November, 2014
37.
Simulated Education: STEM must change, 24-Oct-2014
38.
Does Literature Make You Empathic?, KQED.org Arts, 9-Oct-
2014
39.
10 things I saw at IDF2014, 15-Sep-2014
40.
Measuring money--the beer standard, 5-Aug-2014
41.
Don’t major in CS: 5 reasons why, 27-June-2014
42.
The quirks of quarks, 28-Apr-2014Measure of Emergence, 9-
Apr-2014 Sports should adopt real technology, 13-Dec-2013
43.
Sports should adopt real technology, EDN’s Measure of
Things, 13-Dec-2013
44.
Higgs Pt. 9: What makes King Carl XVI Gustaf think it’s the
Higgs Boson? EDN’s Measure of Things, 4-Nov-2013
45.
1 Beer, 2 Beer, 10 Beer Tech, DesignCon Community, 24-Sep-
2013
46.
The measure of free will and red herrings, EDN’s Measure of
Things, 10-Sep-2013
47.
Designing starships, DesignCon Community, 10-Sep-2013
48.
The science and technology of Sensory Deception, EDN’s
Measure of Things, 6-Aug-2013
49.
Quantum wave functions come alive! May the Bohr model
rest in peace, EDN’s Measure of Things 26-July-2013
50.
Decoding the brain using fMRI and YouTube, EDN’s Measure
of Things, 2-July-2013
51.
Global warming/climate change: an easy calculation, Test &
Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 22-May-2013
52.
Measuring the transition to disaster, Test & Measurement
World’s Measure of Things, 17-May-2013
53.
Resolving to map the brain: resolution, resolution,
resolution, Test & Measurement World’s Measure of Things,
16-Apr-2013
54.
Measure of chaos: when uncertainty runs amok, Test &
Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 9-Apr- 2013
55.
Measuring gravitational radiation, Test & Measurement
World’s Measure of Things, 4-Mar-2013
56.
In search of gravity waves, Test & Measurement World’s
Measure of Things, 19-Feb-2013
57.
Getting lucky at trade shows, Test & Measurement World’s
Measure of Things, 22-Jan-2013
58.
Noise in the time dimension: the strange case of flicker, Test
& Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 17-Jan-2013
59.
Measuring and generating creativity, Test & Measurement
World’s Measure of Things, 18-Dec-2012
60.
Measure of holiday calories - the thermodynamic diet, Test &
Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 20-Nov-2012
61.
Resolving problems in the infrared, Test & Measurement
World’s Measure of Things, 26-Oct-2012
62.
Measure of the mind: connectome, Test & Measurement
World’s Measure of Things, 10-Oct-2012
63.
Measure of politics: Polls, Test & Measurement World’s
Measure of Things, 4-Oct-2012
64.
Pt 8: Is the particle observed at CERN really the HIggs
Boson?, Test & Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 25-
Sep-2012
65.
Pt 7: What a Higgs Boson looks like, Test & Measurement
World’s Measure of Things, 21-Sep-2012
66.
Pt 6: ATLAS and CMS - catching muons and neutrinos, Test &
Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 28-Aug-2012
67.
Pt 5, ATLAS and CMS - the biggest test devices on earth, Test
& Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 21-Aug-2012
68.
Higgs Boson Discovery: Pt 4, Identifying the stuff in the
detectors, Test & Measurement World’s Measure of Things,
9-Aug-2012
69.
Higgs Boson Discovery: Pt 3, What they actually measure,
Test & Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 1-Aug-2012
70.
Higgs Boson Discovery: Pt 2, What they detect, Test &
Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 25-July-2012
71.
Measure of the Olympics, Test & Measurement World’s
Measure of Things, 30-July-2012
72.
Measuring and generating creativity, Test & Measurement
World’s Measure of Things, 18-Dec-2012
73.
Innovating an innovative design career, DesignCon
Community, 7-Dec-2012
74.
Can electronic health records save your world?, Test &
Measurement World’s Measure of Things, 6-Dec-2012
75.
Higgs Boson Discovery: Pt 1, Herding cats on the Franco-
Swiss border, Test & Measurement World’s Measure of
Things, 17-July-2012
76.
"Faster than light? Has relativity been violated?"
Hubpages.com, 2011
77.
"How Einstein discovered relativity," Hubpages.com, 2011
78.
"Intuition (Pt 4): Is intuition a paranormal, psychic event?"
Hubpages.com, 2011
79.
"Intuition (Pt 3): Who wins, your guts or your brains?"
Hubpages.com, 2011
80.
"Intuition (Pt 2): Where intuition comes from,"
Hubpages.com, 2011
81.
"Intuition (Pt 1): Intuition vs thought," Hubpages.com, 2011
82.
"Why is it so annoying when (other) people talk on cell
phones," Examiner.com, June 10, 2011
83.
"Ten health risks to address before tossing out your cell
phone," Examiner.com, June 7, 2011
84.
"Earth Day at the dawn of life," Examiner.com, April 22, 2011
85.
"The unrecognized genius of Emmy Noether,"
Examiner.com, March 22, 2011
86.
"Cell phone radiation activates your brain, but does it cause
cancer?" Examiner.com, March 6, 2011
87.
"Humans vs machine on Jeopardy! what's the question?"
Examiner.com, February 12, 2011
88.
"How much safer is it to fly than drive? Really..."
Examiner.com, January 22, 2011
89.
"Winter Solstice 2010: light on the year's longest night,"
Examiner.com, December 20, 2010
90.
"What full body scanner radiation means to you,"
Examiner.com, November 20, 2010
91.
"Microsoft's Kinect: Disruptive technology changes the
game," Examiner.com, November 10, 2010
92.
"Getting lucky," Examiner.com, September 23, 2010
93.
"Metaphysics, meta-momentum and meta everything else,"
Examiner.com, August 27, 2010
94.
"The radiation you should worry about and the radiation you
can fugetabout," Examiner.com, July 29, 2010
95.
"Goat rock beach: magic where the river meets the sea,"
Examiner.com, July 9, 2010
96.
"Cell phone radiation and SAR," Examiner.com, June 27, 2010
97.
"The scientific method, steps of faith not leaps,"
Examiner.com, June 8, 2010
98.
"Fermilab contributes another piece to the matter-
antimatter puzzle," Examiner.com, June 3, 2010
99.
"Science vs religion (pt 2) the creation of science,"
Examiner.com, May 28, 2010
100.
"Science vs religion and the nature of truth,"
Examiner.com, May 26, 2010
101.
"Inarguable facts in the global warming/climate change
debate," Examiner.com, May 18, 2010
102.
"Celebrate International Nurses Day by thanking the angel
nearest you," Examiner.com, May 12, 2010
103.
"The true value of oil and the insanity of burning it,"
Examiner.com, May 5, 2010
104.
"Earth Day at the dawn of creation," Examiner.com April
22, 2010
105.
"A science-based litmus test for the Supreme Court,"
Examiner.com, April 16, 2010
106.
"Can quantum physics explain the bleep?" Examiner.com,
April 10, 2010
107.
“Proton Collisions at the Large Hadron Collider - What’s in
it for You?,” openDemocracy, March 2010
High-Tech - Signal Integrity, high
speed standards, . . .
105.
Where PAM4 fits: The Rick Eads interview, EDN’s Eye on the
Standards, 19-October-2018
106.
Is PAM4 really necessary? EDN’s Eye on the Standards, 28-
September-2018
107.
The merger of networking, storage, RAM, and cache, EDN’s
Eye on the Standards, 29-May-2018
108.
How to relate eye-mask tests to BER, EDN’s Eye on the
Standards, 14-March-2018
109.
Analyze post-equalization ISI with pulse response, EDN’s
Eye on the Standards, 7-March-2018
110.
Time to fill out your DesignCon dance card, EDN’s Eye on
the Standards, 3-January-2018
111.
The twisted Future of optical signal modulation, EDN’s
Measure of Things, 20-November-2017
112.
The biggest change in PAM4: How do the eyes line up?
EDN’s Eye on the Standards, 17-October-2017
113.
Top 10 Questions Going into DesignCon 2017: What’s hot
in signal integrity right here, right now, plus shwag and
Chiphead’s favorite song, DesignNews, 16-January-2017
114.
Commercial content in DesignCon papers, EDN’s Eye on
Standards, 23-November-2016
115.
Transmitter FFE makes the channel do the work, EDN’s Eye
on Standards, 30-June-2016
116.
Don’t confuse PAM4 SER and BER, EDN’s Eye on Standards,
27-May-2016
117.
PAM4: Symbol levels and voltage compression
measurements, EDN’s Eye on Standards, 26-April-2016
118.
Can we avoid COMmitting the same mistakes we made
with jitter?, EDN’s Eye on Standards, 18-March-2016
119.
Analyzing closed eyes: CRJ and CDJ, EDN’s Eye on
Standards, 12-January-2016
120.
The tradeoff between crosstalk and loss, EDN’s Eye on
Standards, 5-January-2016
121.
It’s Not Jitter, It’s Noise, EDN’s Eye on Standards, 28-
December-2015
122.
Your DesignCon 2016 dance card isn’t Complete Without…,
EDN’s Eye on Standards, 21-Dec-2015
123.
DesignCon2016: Prepare for the PAM4 Phase Shift, EDN’s
Eye on Standards, 4-Dec-2015
124.
Optimize equalization for FFE, CTLE, DFE, and crosstalk,
EDN’s Eye on Standards, 21-Oct-2015
125.
The high tech diversity problem’s bottom line, EDN’s
Measure of Things, 25-Sep-2015
126.
How do I know if my simulation correlates to reality? EDN’s
Eye on Standards, 7-Sep-2015
127.
Measure career advancement by blowing your mind, EDN’s
Measure of Things, 29-July-2015
128.
PCIe Update: Power, IoT, storage, OCuLink, simulation, and
equalization, EDN’s Eye on Standards, 1- July-2015
129.
Silicon photonics: Will the hare finally catch the tortoise?
EDN’s Eye on Standards, 22-June-2015
130.
Why FEC plays nice with DFE, EDN’s Eye on Standards, 7-
May-2015
131.
Trading signal complexity for bandwidth, EDN’s Eye on
Standards, 8-April-2015
132.
Ten events for your DesignCon2015 dance card, EDN’s Eye
on Standards, 24-Jan-2015
133.
PAM4 takes the spotlight at DesignCon 2015, EDN’s Eye on
Standards, 29-Dec-2014
134.
100G and things to COM, EDN’s Eye on Standards, 20-Nov-
2014
135.
10 tips on being a consultant, EDN’s Eye on Standards, 27-
Aug-2014
136.
The EE consultant who despises engineering fraud, EDN’s
Eye on Standards, 20-Aug-2014
137.
Four 400G quandaries to look forward to, 4-Aug-2014
138.
Are standards technological socialism? 30-Apr-2014
139.
When will PAM4 take over from NRZ?, 21-Apr-2014
140.
See the crosstalk in 100 GbE, All Aboard Article, 18-Apr-
2014
141.
Top 5 things I learned at DesignCon2014, DesignCon blog,
30-Jan-2014
142.
Why total jitter cannot be measured on a scope, 15-Jan-
2014
143.
Phase noise analyzers take over from scopes, How-to
Article written with Michael Dunn, 10-Jan-2014
144.
Battle on the chip!, DesignCon blog, 20-Dec-2013
145.
Tech paper writing tips: A dark and stormy night, Around
the Circuit article, 6-Nov-2013
146.
Will BIST kill T&M?, DesignCon Community, 19-July-2013
147.
M-PCI-e - Goin mobile! Electronic Design News’ Eye on
Standards, 15-July-2013
148.
How to Write a DesignCon Abstract, DesignCon
Community, 18-June-2013
149.
Is DesignCon Ready for Photonics? DesignCon Community,
6-May-2013
150.
Time domain? Frequency domain? … frequency of the
phase domain! Scope-Junction, 26-Apr-2013
151.
Five scope specs Dr. J must have, Scope-Junction, 8-Apr-
2013
152.
Is the Frequency Domain for Real? DesignCon Community,
2-Apr-2013
153.
AMI comes alive! Scope-Junction, 25-Mar-2013
154.
The Mystery of Long Test Patterns, Part 2, DesignCon
Community, 8-Mar-2013
155.
The Mystery of Long Test Patterns, Part 1, DesignCon
Community, 4-Mar-2013
156.
You can see the crosstalk in 100GbE, Scope-Junction, 28-
Feb-2013
157.
Tail-fitting is back--worry! Scope-Junction, 13-Feb-2013
158.
Top 10 Things at DesignCon 2013, DesignCon Community,
11-Feb-201
159.
Dual-Dirac doesn’t approximate total jitter, Scope-Junction,
29-Jan-2013
160.
The case of the closing Eye, DesignCon Community, 24-Jan-
2013
161.
Getting lucky at trade shows, Test & Measurement World’s
Measure of Things, 22-Jan-2013
162.
How the trouble with RJ led to TJ, Scope-Junction 17-Jan-
2013
163.
Test pattern redemption! Test & Measurement World’s Eye
on Standards, 15-Jan-2013
164.
Techno-fesitvus for the engineering-rest-of-us, DesignCon
Community, 14-Jan-2013
165.
Jitterfest, Scope-Junction, 7-Jan-2013
166.
If it Works in Theory, It Will Work in Practice (cont’d), Scope-
Junction, 24-Dec-2012
167.
If it Works in Theory, It Will Work in Practice, Scope-
Junction, 17-Dec-2012
168.
Working Toward Single Wavelength Petabits, Scope-
Junction, 19-Nov-2012
169.
Design is innovation, DesignCon Community, 19-Nov-2012
170.
Vote no on PRBS31 (and the problem with journalism...),
Test & Measurement World’s Eye on Standards, 6-Nov-2012
171.
Solving the Crosstalk Dilemma: CAJ me if you CAN, Scope-
Junction, 29-Oct-2012
172.
What makes DesignCon special, DesignCon Community,
22-Oct-2012
173.
My First Time was Cosmic, Scope-Junction, 11-Oct-2012
174.
Analyzing Crosstalk on a BERT, Scope-Junction, 27-Sep-
2012
175.
PRBS31: slower, costlier, worse, Test & Measurement
World’s Eye on Standards, 26-Sep-2012
176.
The One-Box Solution, BERT Edition, Scope-Junction,
Scope-Junction, 6-Sep-2012
177.
The very short reach of 25 Gb/s, Test & Measurement
World’s Eye on Standards, 31-Aug-2012
178.
Oscilloscopes Have Become a One-Box Solution, VNA
Edition, Scope-Junction, 20-Aug-2012
179.
Samtec out-geeks PCIe’s OCuLink, Test & Measurement
World’s Eye on Standards, 15-Aug-2012
180.
Oscilloscopes: a one-box solution?, Scope-Junction, 6-Aug-
201
181.
PCI Express update: the next, next, next generation, Test &
Measurement World’s Eye on Standards, 25-July-201
182.
Scope TLAs & Metaphorical Phosphor, Scope-Junction, 20-
July-2012
183.
How dancing clocks saved the world, Scope-Junction, 5-
July-2012
184.
DLL-based clock recovery cranks up net bandwidths, Test
& Measurement World’s Eye on Standards, 2-July-2012
185.
Get your BUJ off my RJ! Scope-Junction, 21-June-2012
186.
Measuring ISI at high data rates is impossible, Scope-
Junction, 18-June-2012
187.
Measuring RJ on oscilloscopes, Scope-Junction, 8-June-
2012
188.
Test patterns are supposed to stress you out, Test &
Measurement World’s Eye on Standards, 31-May-2012
189.
Does OIF have to do everything?, Test & Measurement
World’s Eye on Standards, 22-May-2012
190.
Can oscilloscopes really measure BER? Scope-Junction, 21-
May-2012
191.
How open is your eye? Scope-Junction, 7-May-2012
192.
Peace at the plugfest, Test & Measurement World’s Eye on
Standards, 24-Apr-2012
193.
How to tell if crosstalk will cause errors, Scope-Junction,
19-Apr-2012
194.
Analyzing crosstalk on a real-time oscilloscope - exercising
your genius, Scope-Junction, 5-Apr-2012
195.
Receiver Tolerance Testing – with crosstalk!, Scope-
Junction, 2-Apr-2012
196.
Real or equivalent: What time do you need?, Scope-
Junction, 15-Mar-2012
197.
Deterministic Jitter for High Speed Serial Receiver
Tolerance Testing, Test & Measurement World’s Eye on
Standards, 8-Mar-2012
198.
Do my measurements have meaning?, Scope-Junction, 5-
Mar-2012
199.
Are You an A-Engineer or a Z-Engineer?, Scope-Junction,
20-Feb-2012
200.
Top ten reasons to love (and hate) 100 Gigabit Ethernet,
Test & Measurement World’s Eye on Standards, 16-Feb-2012
201.
Is a crosstalk bubble forming? Scope-Junction, 13-Feb-2012
202.
Serial standards keep test engineers on edge, Test &
Measurement World’s Eye on Standards, 9-Feb-2012
203.
Equalization succombs to crosstalk at DesignCon 2012,
Scope Junction, 26-Jan-2012
204.
It’s not jitter, it’s noise, Scope Junction, 26-Jan-2012
205.
Serial standards keep test engineers on edge, Test &
Measurement World’s Eye on Standards, 9-Feb-2012
White Papers, Application Notes,
Technical Briefs, etc.
206.
PAM4 Signaling in High Speed Serial Technology: Test,
Analysis, and Debug, an Application Note for Tektronix, 2018
207.
Analyzing 26 to 53 GBd PAM4 Optical and Electrical
Signals, an Application Note for Tektronix, 2018
208.
Measuring Channel Operating Margin, a White Paper for
Anritsu, 2017
209.
Advanced Serdes Debug with a BERT: Virtual Probing with
Precision Stress and Error Location Analysis, Application
Note for Tektronix, 2017
210.
PAM4 Demands Accurate S-parameters, a White Paper for
Anritsu, 2016
211.
Understanding the Transition to Gen4 Enterprise &
Datacenter I/O Standards, White Paper for Tektronix, 2017
212.
PAM4 Signaling in High Speed Serial Technology: Test,
Analysis, and Debug, an Application Note for Tektronix, 2016
213.
Overcoming Receiver Test Challenges in Gen4 I/O
Applications, Application Note for Tektronix, 2017
214.
PAM4 Signaling in High Speed Serial Technology: Test,
Analysis, and Debug, published and distributed by Tektronix
Corp., 2015
215.
Physical Layer Test of 100 Gb/s Communications Systems,
published and distributed by Tektronix Corp., 2012 and
revised version 2015
216.
Jitter analysis on Oscilloscopes and BERTs, White paper
published and distributed by Anritsu Corp., 2014
217.
Crosstalk problems are back, feature article for Test &
Measurement World, July, 2012
218.
Crossing the Digital-Analog Divide, a white paper for
Agilent Technologies, 2012
219.
Critical 100 Gigabit Ethernet Testing: Equalization, DP-
QPSK, and Crosstalk Compliance, distributed by Picosecond
Pulse Labs, 2012
220.
Introduction to Precision Analysis of High Speed Serial
Systems and Components, distributed by Picosecond Pulse
Labs, 2011
221.
(DesignCon Award for Best Paper Signal Integrity Track) A
New Technique for Stressed Receiver Tolerance Testing
Using Crest Factor Emulation, with co-author John Calvin,
DesignCon 2010
222.
Signal Integrity at Extreme Data Rates, distributed by
Anritsu Corp, 2010
223.
Analysis of Random Noise and the Effect of Band-Limited
Noise on Stressed-Eye Receiver Tolerance Tests, with co-
author Marcus Mueller, DesignCon 2009
224.
Answering Next Gen Serial Challenges, Part 3: Acting on an
Impulse, Equalization and Emphasis, published and
distributed by Tektronix Corp, 2008
225.
Characterization of Gaussian Noise Sources, with co-
author Bob Muro, DesignCon 2008
226.
The Future of Multi-Clock Systems, with co-authors Roman
Boroditsky and Jorge Gomez, DesignCon 2008
227.
Answering Next Gen Serial Challenges, Part 2: The Case of
the Closing Eye, published and distributed by Tektronix Corp,
2008
228.
Answering Next Gen Serial Challenges, Part 1: How
Stressing a Receiver Removes Stress from a Designer,
published and distributed by Tektronix Corp, 2007
229.
Chapter 2, Pp29-60, of Digital Communications Test and
Measurement: High-Speed Physical Layer Characterization,
with Marcus Mueller, edited by Dennis Derickson and
Marcus Mueller, (Prentice Hall, Boston, 2007)
230.
Jitter 360 Knowledge Series, Part 6: Reference Clock Jitter
and Data Jitter, published and distributed by Tektronix Corp,
2007
231.
Jitter 360 Knowledge Series, Part 5: Clock Recovery in
Serial-Data Systems, published and distributed by Tektronix
Corp, 2007
232.
Jitter 360 Knowledge Series, Part 4: Jitter Analysis in
Systems with Crosstalk, published and distributed by
Tektronix Corp, 2006
233.
Jitter 360 Knowledge Series, Part 3: All About the
Acronyms: RJ, DJ, DDJ, ISI, DCD, PJ, SJ, ..., published and
distributed by Tektronix Corp, 2006
234.
Using Clock Jitter Analysis to Reduce BER in Serial Data
Applications, published and distributed by Agilent
Technologies, 2006
235.
Jitter 360 Knowledge Series, Part 2: What the Dual-Dirac
Model Is and What it Is Not, published and distributed by
Tektronix Corp, 2006
236.
Jitter 360 Knowledge Series, Part 1: The Meaning of Total
Jitter, published and distributed by Tektronix Corp, 2006
237.
Anticipating, Characterizing, and Avoiding Problems with
Crosstalk, Al Neves (co-author), DesignCon 2006
Proceedings, International Engineering Consortium, 2006
238.
Opening Closed Eyes: Analysis and Equalization of High
Data Rate Signals on Buses and Backplanes, DesignCon2006
Proceedings, International Engineering Consortium, 2006
239.
Equalization: The Correction and Analysis of Degraded
Signals, a white paper published and distributed by Agilent
Technologies, 2005
240.
Jitterfest: Why Different Jitter Analyzers Give Different
Results and Which is Right, published in the online trade
magazine, AnalogZone, 2005
241.
Comparison of Different Jitter Analysis Techniques with a
Precision Jitter Transmitter, a white paper published and
distributed by Agilent Technologies, 2005
242.
Measurement of Total Jitter at Low Probability Levels Using
the Optimized BERT Scan Method, with Marcus Mueller and
Russ McHugh, DesignCon2005 Proceedings, International
Engineering Consortium, 2005
243.
Precision Jitter Transmitter, with Jim Stimple,
DesignCon2005 Proceedings, International Engineering
Consortium, 2005
244.
Jitter Analysis: The dual-Dirac model, RJ/DJ, and Q-scale, a
white paper published and distributed by Agilent
Technologies, 2004
245.
The Rules of Jitter Analysis, published in AnalogZone, 2004
246.
Analyzing Jitter at High Data Rates, published in IEEE
Optical Communications, February 2004
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