Title :
The AM++ board for the silicon vertex tracker upgrade at CDF
Author :
Annovi, A. ; Bardi, A. ; Bitossi, M. ; Carosi, R. ; Orso, M. Dell ; Giannetti, P. ; Giovacchini, P. ; Piendibene, M. ; Schifano, F. ; Simoni, B. ; Spinella, F. ; Torre, S. ; Tripiccione, R.
Abstract :
The main effort of the silicon vertex tracker upgrade is the production of a new associative memory (AM), ~40 times larger than the existing one. The associative memory is the SVT part dedicated to the pattern recognition specific task. We have designed a new associative memory board (AM++) to handle 128 standard cell associative memory chips. We describe the design, the tests and the performances of the new AM++ for CDF
Keywords :
memory expansion boards; pattern recognition; position sensitive particle detectors; silicon radiation detectors; AM++ board; pattern recognition; silicon vertex tracker; standard cell associative memory chips; Associative memory; Clocks; Detectors; Hardware; Pattern recognition; Physics; Production; Roads; Silicon; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2005 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Fajardo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9221-3
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2005.1596322
