Title :
A custom VLSI chip for MWPC readout
Author :
Lin, F. ; Burlingame, E. ; Mani, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., California Univ., Davis, CA, USA
fDate :
30 Oct-5 Nov 1994
Abstract :
This 16-channel application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) is designed for reading out multi-wire proportional chambers (MWPC´s) or other similar large linear detector arrays. The data consist of a time-stamp and channel address for each hit, shipped out sequentially on a data bus. A prototype circuit, fabricated in the HP 1.2 μm, double metal, one polysilicon process performs at a system clock of 33.3 MHz. The power supply voltage has been kept at 3 V for lower crosstalk. The logic design, layout considerations and performance characteristics are presented
Keywords :
VLSI; application specific integrated circuits; detector circuits; logic design; multiwire proportional chambers; nuclear electronics; proportional counters; 3 V; 33.3 MHz; MWPC readout; application specific integrated circuit; channel address; custom VLSI chip; data bus; layout considerations; logic design; multi-wire proportional chambers; performance characteristics; polysilicon process; power supply voltage; time-stamp; Application specific integrated circuits; Clocks; Crosstalk; Detectors; Logic design; Power supplies; Prototypes; Sensor arrays; Very large scale integration; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 1994., 1994 IEEE Conference Record
Conference_Location :
Norfolk, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2544-3
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.1994.474510
