Title :
The GLUEchip: a custom VLSI chip for detector readout and associative memory circuits
Author :
Galeotti, S. ; Morsani, F. ; Passuello, D. ; Ristori, L. ; Sciacca, G. ; Turini, N.
Author_Institution :
INFN, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
Summary form only. Designed to be used in associative memory circuits using the AMchip, the GLUEchip has found more general applications as a `zero suppressor´ in wire-chambers and for calorimeter read-out for the EPSI (NA48) experiment at CERN. The GLUEchip is a custom VLSI CMOS chip realized in 1.5-μm, silicon gate technology. It works as a pipelined priority encoder with special handshake circuitry. The prototypes run with a clock up to 30 MHz. Various versions, ranging from a 16-pin up to a 120-pin case, can be realized to optimize its use in specific applications
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; VLSI; content-addressable storage; microprocessor chips; nuclear electronics; physics computing; pipeline processing; 30 MHz; GLUEchip; VLSI CMOS chip; VLSI chip; associative memory circuits; handshake circuitry; pipelined priority encoder; Associative memory; Circuits; Clocks; Detectors; Identity-based encryption; Silicon; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 1992., Conference Record of the 1992 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0884-0
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.1992.301300
