Title :
A 0.5mW high dynamic range fast CMOS charge preamplifier
Author :
Abdalla, Munir A. ; Cannillo, Francesco ; Merken, Patrick ; Van Hoof, Chris
Author_Institution :
IMEC, Leuven, Belgium
Abstract :
An ultra low-power fast charge preamplifier implemented in 0.35 μm CMOS technology for ion detector readout for space operation is presented. For a 10 pF sensor capacitance, the preamplifier achieves a peaking time of 4.5 ns and pulse-pair resolution (PPR) of 15 ns for an input charge between 50 fC and 5 pC. It operates in a temperature range between -40°C and 85°C.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; detector circuits; instrumentation amplifiers; ions; low-power electronics; particle detectors; preamplifiers; readout electronics; space vehicle electronics; capacitance 10 pF; high dynamic range fast CMOS charge preamplifier; ion detector readout; power 0.5 mW; size 0.35 mum; space operation; temperature -40 C to 85 C; CMOS technology; Capacitance; Capacitive sensors; Detectors; Dynamic range; Preamplifiers; Space charge; Space technology; Temperature distribution; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
VLSI Design Automation and Test (VLSI-DAT), 2010 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Hsin Chu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5269-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5271-2
DOI :
10.1109/VDAT.2010.5496746
