Title :
MHITIC: 8-Channels, 1-ns, Multi-Hit Time-to-Digital Converter CMOS Integrated Circuit
Author :
Andreani, P. ; Bigongiari, A. ; Bigongiari, F. ; Lippi, M. ; Roncella, R. ; Saletti, R. ; Terreni, P.
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell´´Informazione: Elettronica, Informatica, Telecomunicazioni, University of Pisa, Via Diotisalvi 2, I-56126 Pisa (Italy).
Abstract :
A CMOS 8-channel, 1 ns bin size, 23 bit dynamic range multi-hit time-to-digital converter is presented in this paper. A new architecture mixing two previous TDC realizations has been adopted. The chip stores up to 32 events per channel with a double-hit resolution of 16 ns. A prototype of about 120 mm2 has been integrated in a 1 ¿m process. Test results show that performance, in particular linearity, better than those of comparable devices has been achieved.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Clocks; Counting circuits; Delay; Dynamic range; Read-write memory; Sampling methods; Signal resolution; Time measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 1996. ESSCIRC '96. Proceedings of the 22nd European
Conference_Location :
Neuchatel, Switzerland
Print_ISBN :
2-86332-197-8
