ALCOR is a first prototype of a 32-pixel low-power mixed-signal ASIC developed to readout silicon photomultipliers at low temperature. The chip, designed in 110 nm CMOS technology, performs single photon time-stamping with a maximum event rate of 5 MHz per pixel. The time measurement is performed using low-power TDCs based on analogue time interpolation. The time binning achievable at maximum clock frequency is 50 ps and the target power consumption is less than 5 mW per pixel. Generated data are serialised and transmitted through LVDS drivers. To assert the CMOS electronic behaviour at 77K, a Test Chip has been produced and tested. Results of a digital synchronisation circuit are reported and discussed.
Integrated front-end electronics for single photon time-stamping in cryogenic dark matter detectors / Kugathasan, Ramshan. - ELETTRONICO. - 15(2020). ((Intervento presentato al convegno LIDINE tenutosi a Manchester (UK) nel 28/08/19 - 30/08/19 [10.1088/1748-0221/15/05/C05019].
Titolo: | Integrated front-end electronics for single photon time-stamping in cryogenic dark matter detectors | |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2020 | |
Abstract: | ALCOR is a first prototype of a 32-pixel low-power mixed-signal ASIC developed to readout silicon... photomultipliers at low temperature. The chip, designed in 110 nm CMOS technology, performs single photon time-stamping with a maximum event rate of 5 MHz per pixel. The time measurement is performed using low-power TDCs based on analogue time interpolation. The time binning achievable at maximum clock frequency is 50 ps and the target power consumption is less than 5 mW per pixel. Generated data are serialised and transmitted through LVDS drivers. To assert the CMOS electronic behaviour at 77K, a Test Chip has been produced and tested. Results of a digital synchronisation circuit are reported and discussed. | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 4.1 Contributo in Atti di convegno |
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