The water Cherenkov detector array(WCDA) is an important part of the large high-altitude air shower observatory(LHAASO),which is in a research and development phase.The central scientific goal of LHAASO is to explore ...The water Cherenkov detector array(WCDA) is an important part of the large high-altitude air shower observatory(LHAASO),which is in a research and development phase.The central scientific goal of LHAASO is to explore the origin of high-energy cosmic rays of the universe and to push forward the frontier of new physics.To simplify the WCDA's readout electronics,a prototype of a front-end readout for an application-specific integrated circuit(ASIC) is designed based on the timeover-threshold method to achieve charge-to-time conversion.High-precision time measurement and charge measurement are necessary over a full dynamic range[1-4000photoelectrons(P.E.)].To evaluate the performance of this ASIC,a test system is designed that includes the front-end ASIC test module,digitization module,and test software.The first module needs to be customized for different ASIC versions,whereas the digitization module and test software are tested for general-purpose use.In the digitization module,a field programmable gate array-based time-todigital converter is designed with a bin size of 333 ps,which also integrates an inter-integrated circuit to configure the ASIC test module,and a universal serial bus interface is designed to transfer data to the remote computer.Test results indicate that the time resolution is better than 0.5 ns,and the charge resolution is better than 30%root mean square(RMS) at 1 P.E.and 3%RMS at 4000 P.E.,which are beyond the application requirements.展开更多
A CMOS front-end integrated circuit consisting of 16 identical analog channels is proposed for semiconductor radiation detectors. Each of the 16 channels has a low noise charge sensitive amplifier, a pulse shaper, a p...A CMOS front-end integrated circuit consisting of 16 identical analog channels is proposed for semiconductor radiation detectors. Each of the 16 channels has a low noise charge sensitive amplifier, a pulse shaper, a peak detect and hold circuit and a discriminator, while analog voltage and channel address are routed off the chip. It can accommodate both electron and hole collection with selectable gain and peaking time. Sequential and sparse readout, combining with self-trigger and external trigger, makes four readout modes. The circuit is implemented in a 0.35 μm DP4M (double-poly-quad-metal) CMOS technology with an area of 2.5×1.54 mm2 and power dissipation of 60 mW. A single channel chip is tested with Verigy 93000. The gain is adjustable from 13 to 130 mV·fC–1 while the peaking time varies between 0.7 and 1.6 μs. The linearity is more than 99% and the equivalent noise charge is about 600e.展开更多
传统的星载相机电子学系统由商用或高等级标准器件设计而成,一般来说标准器件规模较小,难以满足复杂、大规模的高分辨率相机电子学系统对体积、质量、功耗和性能上的要求。文章分析了空间高分辨率对地观测相机视频电子学的需求特点;介...传统的星载相机电子学系统由商用或高等级标准器件设计而成,一般来说标准器件规模较小,难以满足复杂、大规模的高分辨率相机电子学系统对体积、质量、功耗和性能上的要求。文章分析了空间高分辨率对地观测相机视频电子学的需求特点;介绍了高分辨率相机电子学集成化的发展现状;结合中国自身的技术发展水平,提出了中国高分辨率对地观测相机集成化发展的思路和技术途径。首先要研制出高性能和高集成度的单片专用集成电路,在规模上可以采用先进的封装技术,如系统封装(System in a Package,SIP)进行扩展。初步研究表明,该技术途径是可以实现的。该项技术不但可以满足空间高分辨率对地观测相机的要求,还可以应用到其他的空间遥感器中,实现中国空间遥感相机电子学的跨越发展。展开更多
介绍了一种超低功耗、无片上电阻、无双极型晶体管（BJT）的基于亚阈值CMOS特性的基准电压源,该带隙基准源主要用于低功耗型专用集成电路（ASIC）。采用Oguey电流源结构来减小静态电流,以降低功耗。通过使用工作在线性区的MOS管代替传...介绍了一种超低功耗、无片上电阻、无双极型晶体管（BJT）的基于亚阈值CMOS特性的基准电压源,该带隙基准源主要用于低功耗型专用集成电路（ASIC）。采用Oguey电流源结构来减小静态电流,以降低功耗。通过使用工作在线性区的MOS管代替传统结构中的电阻消除迁移率和电流的温度影响,同时减小芯片面积;采用共源共栅电流镜以降低电源电压抑制比和电压调整率。电路基于SMIC 0.18μm CMOS工艺进行仿真。仿真结果表明,在-45~130℃内,温漂系数为29.1×10-6/℃,电源电压范围为0.8~3.3 V时,电压调整率为0.056%,在100 Hz时,电源电压抑制比为-53 d B。电路功耗仅为235 n W,芯片面积为0.01 mm2。展开更多
基金supported by the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(KJCX2-YW-N27)the CAS Center for Excellence in Particle Physics(CCEPP)
文摘The water Cherenkov detector array(WCDA) is an important part of the large high-altitude air shower observatory(LHAASO),which is in a research and development phase.The central scientific goal of LHAASO is to explore the origin of high-energy cosmic rays of the universe and to push forward the frontier of new physics.To simplify the WCDA's readout electronics,a prototype of a front-end readout for an application-specific integrated circuit(ASIC) is designed based on the timeover-threshold method to achieve charge-to-time conversion.High-precision time measurement and charge measurement are necessary over a full dynamic range[1-4000photoelectrons(P.E.)].To evaluate the performance of this ASIC,a test system is designed that includes the front-end ASIC test module,digitization module,and test software.The first module needs to be customized for different ASIC versions,whereas the digitization module and test software are tested for general-purpose use.In the digitization module,a field programmable gate array-based time-todigital converter is designed with a bin size of 333 ps,which also integrates an inter-integrated circuit to configure the ASIC test module,and a universal serial bus interface is designed to transfer data to the remote computer.Test results indicate that the time resolution is better than 0.5 ns,and the charge resolution is better than 30%root mean square(RMS) at 1 P.E.and 3%RMS at 4000 P.E.,which are beyond the application requirements.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.40704025)
文摘A CMOS front-end integrated circuit consisting of 16 identical analog channels is proposed for semiconductor radiation detectors. Each of the 16 channels has a low noise charge sensitive amplifier, a pulse shaper, a peak detect and hold circuit and a discriminator, while analog voltage and channel address are routed off the chip. It can accommodate both electron and hole collection with selectable gain and peaking time. Sequential and sparse readout, combining with self-trigger and external trigger, makes four readout modes. The circuit is implemented in a 0.35 μm DP4M (double-poly-quad-metal) CMOS technology with an area of 2.5×1.54 mm2 and power dissipation of 60 mW. A single channel chip is tested with Verigy 93000. The gain is adjustable from 13 to 130 mV·fC–1 while the peaking time varies between 0.7 and 1.6 μs. The linearity is more than 99% and the equivalent noise charge is about 600e.
文摘传统的星载相机电子学系统由商用或高等级标准器件设计而成,一般来说标准器件规模较小,难以满足复杂、大规模的高分辨率相机电子学系统对体积、质量、功耗和性能上的要求。文章分析了空间高分辨率对地观测相机视频电子学的需求特点;介绍了高分辨率相机电子学集成化的发展现状;结合中国自身的技术发展水平,提出了中国高分辨率对地观测相机集成化发展的思路和技术途径。首先要研制出高性能和高集成度的单片专用集成电路,在规模上可以采用先进的封装技术,如系统封装(System in a Package,SIP)进行扩展。初步研究表明,该技术途径是可以实现的。该项技术不但可以满足空间高分辨率对地观测相机的要求,还可以应用到其他的空间遥感器中,实现中国空间遥感相机电子学的跨越发展。
文摘介绍了一种超低功耗、无片上电阻、无双极型晶体管（BJT）的基于亚阈值CMOS特性的基准电压源,该带隙基准源主要用于低功耗型专用集成电路（ASIC）。采用Oguey电流源结构来减小静态电流,以降低功耗。通过使用工作在线性区的MOS管代替传统结构中的电阻消除迁移率和电流的温度影响,同时减小芯片面积;采用共源共栅电流镜以降低电源电压抑制比和电压调整率。电路基于SMIC 0.18μm CMOS工艺进行仿真。仿真结果表明,在-45~130℃内,温漂系数为29.1×10-6/℃,电源电压范围为0.8~3.3 V时,电压调整率为0.056%,在100 Hz时,电源电压抑制比为-53 d B。电路功耗仅为235 n W,芯片面积为0.01 mm2。
