A high-speed low-noise CMOS 16-channel charge-sensitive preamplifier ASIC for APD-based PET detectors

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 50, Issue 4 II, 2003, Pages 898-902

  Weng, M ^a   Mandelli, E ^b   Moses, W W ^b   Derenzo, S E ^b  

^a Micrel Inc   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

ASIC; Avalanche photodiode; Positron emission tomography (PET); Preamplifier

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE MEASUREMENT; AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; AVALANCHE DIODES; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; GAMMA RAYS; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; PHOTODIODES; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING;

FAST RISE TIME;

PARTICLE DETECTORS;

EID: 0041926461     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2003.814565     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (12)

1. M. E. Casey and R. Nutt, "A multicrystal two-dimensional BOO detector system for positron emission tomography," IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., vol. NS-33, pp. 460-463, Feb. 1986.
2. B. J. Fichier et al., "A 4 × 8 APD array, consisting of two monolithic silicon wafers, coupled to a 32-channel LSO matrix for high-resolution PET," IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., vol. 48, pp. 1391-1396, Aug. 2001.
3. Y. Shao et al., "Design studies of a high resolution PET detector using APD arrays," IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., vol. 47, pp. 1051-1057, June 2000.
4. A. Saoudi and R. Lecomte, "A novel APD-based detector module for multimodality PET/SPECT/CT scanners," IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., vol. 46, pp. 479-484, June 1999.
5. M. Kapusta, M. Moszynski, M. Balcerzylc, K. Lesniewski, and M. Szawlowski, "Avalanche photodiodes in scintillation detection for high-resolution PET," IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., vol. 47, pp. 2029-2033, Dec. 2000.
6. A. A. R. Fremout, R. R. Chen, P. Bruyndonckx, and S. P. K. Tavernier, "Spatial resolution and depth-of-interaction studies with a pet detector module composed of LSO and an APD array," IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., vol. 49, pp. 131-138, Feb. 2002.
7. K. S. Shah et al., "Planar APD arrays for high resolution PET, " Proc. SPIE, vol. 3770, pp. 104-111, Oct. 1999.
8. M. J. Paulus, J. M. Rochelle, M. S. Andreaco, and D. M. Binkley, "A low-noise, wide-band CMOS charge-sensitive preamplifier for use with APD/LSO PET detectors," IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., vol. 43, pp. 1666-1671, June 1996.
9. D. M. Binkley, B. S. Puckett, M. E. Casey, R. Lecomte, and A. Saoudi, "A power-efficient, low-noise, wideband, integrated CMOS preamplifier for LSO/APD PET systems," IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., vol. 47, pp. 810-817, June 2000.
10. B. J. Pichler et al., "Integrated low noise, low power, fast charge-sensitive preamplifier for avalanche photodiodes in JFET-CMOS technology," IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., vol. 48, pp. 2370-2374, Dec. 2001.
11. HP/Agilent 0.5 Micron CMOS Process. [Online]. Available: http://www.mosis.org/Technical/Processes/proc-hp-amos14tb.html
12. F. Krummenacher, "Pixel detectors with local intelligence: An IC designer point of view," Nucl. Instrum. Methods, vol. A-305, pp. 527-532, Aug. 1991.