Analog-to-digital conversion using custom CMOS analog memory for the EOS time projection chamber

Author

Lee, K.L. ; Arthur, A.A. ; Jones, R.W. ; Matis, H.S. ; Nakamura, M. ; Kleinfelder, S.A. ; Ritter, H.G. ; Wieman, H.H.

Author_Institution

Lawrence Berkeley Lab.., California Univ., CA, USA

Volume

38

Issue

2

fYear

1991

fDate

4/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

344

Lastpage

347

Abstract

A multiplexing scheme for custom CMOS analog memory integrated circuits having 16 channels ×256 cells and acting as analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) to handle the 15360 signal channels of the Equation-Of-State Time Projection Chamber (EOS TPC) is described. The primary requirements of this system are high density, low power, and large dynamic range. The analog memory device multiplexing scheme was designed to digitize the information stored in the memory cells. The digitization time of the ADCs and the settling times for the memory unit were carefully interleaved to optimize the performance and timing during the multiplexing operation. This kept the total number of ADCs, a costly and power-consuming component, to an acceptable minimum

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; analogue storage; analogue-digital conversion; nuclear electronics; ADCs; EOS TPC; Equation-Of-State Time Projection Chamber; analog-to-digital converters; custom CMOS analog memory integrated circuits; digitization time; multiplexing scheme; settling times; Analog integrated circuits; Analog memory; Analog-digital conversion; CMOS analog integrated circuits; CMOS integrated circuits; CMOS memory circuits; Dynamic range; Earth Observing System; Equations; Timing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.289323

Filename

289323