VLSI Electronics Design and Testing for the Silicon Drift Sensor System of the ALICE Experiment

Author

Martoiu, Sorin ; Toscano, Luca

Author_Institution

Torino Univ.

fYear

0

fDate

0-0 0

Firstpage

281

Lastpage

284

Abstract

Large sensor systems in modern high energy physics experiments combine state-of-the-art technologies in sensor development, electronics and large-system integration. The silicon drift sensor system (SDD), part of the inner tracking system of the ALICE experiment at LHC required the development of full-custom VLSI electronics. The high number of integrated ADCs, as well as low-noise and low-power operation are the key features of this design. Besides the architecture, design, and performance of the front-end electronics this paper reports construction issues and quality control of the front-end integration process

Keywords

VLSI; analogue-digital conversion; electric sensing devices; low-power electronics; ALICE experiment; LHC; SDD; VLSI electronics; front-end integration process; high energy physics experiments; inner tracking system; integrated ADC; quality control; sensor development; sensor systems; silicon drift sensor system; Detectors; Electrodes; Electronic equipment testing; Energy resolution; Large Hadron Collider; Sensor arrays; Sensor systems; Silicon; System testing; Very large scale integration;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Research in Microelectronics and Electronics 2006, Ph. D.

Conference_Location

Otranto

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0157-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RME.2006.1689951

Filename

1689951