High speed and high performance signal processing for nuclear electronics

Author

Bigongiari, Adriano ; Brigati, Simona ; Caiulo, Giuseppe ; Franchi, Giovanni ; Maloberti, Franco

Author_Institution

C.A.E.N. S.p.A., Viareggio, Italy

Volume

2

fYear

1995

fDate

13-16 Aug 1995

Firstpage

969

Abstract

A vast amount of signal processing will soon be required in close proximity to high-energy physics detectors. The challenge is to transfer conventional electronics to VLSI technologies. This paper discusses the present trends in nuclear electronics and presents integrated realisations of two processing systems commonly used in high-energy physics experiments: a discriminator and a charge-to-time converter. The chips, fabricated in 1.2 μm BiCMOS technology, feature high speed of operation and high-quality processing performance combined with reduced silicon area and power consumption

Keywords

BiCMOS integrated circuits; VLSI; convertors; detector circuits; discriminators; nuclear electronics; signal processing equipment; 1.2 micron; 5 V; BiCMOS technology; VLSI; charge-to-time converter; discriminator; high speed signal processing; high-energy physics detectors; nuclear electronics; Analog-digital conversion; BiCMOS integrated circuits; Energy consumption; Low voltage; Nuclear electronics; Physics; Radiation detectors; Signal processing; Silicon; Very large scale integration;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Circuits and Systems, 1995., Proceedings., Proceedings of the 38th Midwest Symposium on

Conference_Location

Rio de Janeiro

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2972-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSCAS.1995.510252

Filename

510252