Title :
A 65-nm CMOS Prototype Chip With Monolithic Pixel Sensors and Fast Front-End Electronics
Author :
Gaioni, Luigi ; Manghisoni, Massimo ; Ratti, Lodovico ; Re, Valerio ; Traversi, Gianluca
Author_Institution :
INFN, Sezione di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Abstract :
This work is concerned with the design criteria and the experimental characterization of front-end electronics in a 65-nm CMOS technology for the readout of hybrid pixels and of monolithic active pixel sensors using a deep N-well as their collecting electrode. The work presents a summary of the experimental results relevant to a prototype chip, named Apsel65, focusing particularly on the front-end processor features and performance.
Keywords :
nuclear electronics; readout electronics; semiconductor counters; Apsel65 prototype chip; CMOS prototype chip; collecting electrode; deep N-well; fast front-end electronics; front-end processor; hybrid pixel readout; monolithic active pixel sensors; monolithic pixel sensors; Active pixel sensors; CMOS technology; Capacitors; Prototypes; CMOS; DNW MAPS; device scaling; low-noise front-end electronics;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2012.2216547
