FPDR90A low noise, fast pixel readout chip in 90 nm CMOS technology

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 58, Issue 3 PART 3, 2011, Pages 1361-1369

  Szczygiel, R ^a   Grybos, P ^a   Maj, P ^a  

^a AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Mixed analog digital integrated circuits; X detectors; X ray

Indexed keywords

90 NM TECHNOLOGY; BIAS CONDITIONS; BUMP BONDING; CHARGE SENSITIVE AMPLIFIER; CMOS TECHNOLOGY; COUNT RATES; DEAD TIME; ENERGY THRESHOLDS; FEEDBACK RESISTANCE; HIGH GAIN; HYBRID PIXELS; LOW NOISE; MAIN AMPLIFIERS; MATRIX; METAL LAYER; MIXED ANALOG-DIGITAL INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; PIXEL DETECTOR; PIXEL READOUT; PIXEL SIZE; TIME CONSTANTS; X-DETECTORS; XRAY IMAGING;

ANALOG CIRCUITS; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; DIGITAL INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; DISCRIMINATORS; PASSIVATION; READOUT SYSTEMS; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS;

PIXELS;

EID: 79959379099     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2011.2142322     Document Type: Article

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