• DocumentCode
    1366931
  • Title

    Design and performances of a compensated mean-timer

  • Author

    Dzahini, D. ; Pouxe, J. ; Rossetto, O.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. des Sci. Nucl., Univ. Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
  • Volume
    47
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    6/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    839
  • Lastpage
    843
  • Abstract
    An integrated mean-timer has been designed. This circuit integrates a compensation system in order to minimize thermal drift and process variations. This circuit designed in BiCMOS 0.8 μm integrates input and output ECL translators. The drift cancellation system is based on a regulated delay line controlled by a PLL. The PLL circuit can be disconnected and an external control voltage can be used. The circuit can also run without any cancellation system. In the last part, a sub-delay resolution system is discussed
  • Keywords
    BiCMOS digital integrated circuits; delay lines; digital phase locked loops; nuclear electronics; 0.8 mum; BiCMOS; ECL translators; PLL circuit; compensated mean-timer; drift cancellation system; external control voltage; process variations; regulated delay line; sub-delay resolution system; thermal drift; BiCMOS integrated circuits; Control systems; Delay lines; Detectors; Inverters; Phase locked loops; Photomultipliers; Physics; Timing; Voltage control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/23.856527
  • Filename
    856527