A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Digital column readout architectures for hybrid pixel detector readout chips
Authors: Poikela T, Plosila J, Westerlund T, Buytaert J, Campbell M, De Gaspari M, Llopart X, Wyllie K, Gromov V, Kluit R, Beuzekom M, Zappon F, Zivkovic V, Brezina C, Desch K, Fu Y, Kruth A
Publication year: 2014
Journal: Journal of Instrumentation
Journal name in source: Journal of Instrumentation
Volume: 9
Issue: 01
Number of pages: 9
ISSN: 1748-0221
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/9/01/C01007
Web address : http://stacks.iop.org/1748-0221/9/i=01/a=C01007
Abstract
In this paper, two digital column architectures suitable for sparse readout of data from a pixel matrix in trigger-less applications are presented. Each architecture reads out a pixel matrix of 256 x 256 pixels with a pixel pitch of 55 μ m . The first architecture has been implemented in the Timepix3 chip, and this is presented together with initial measurements. Simulation results and measured data are compared. The second architecture has been designed for Velopix, a readout chip planned for the LHCb VELO upgrade. Unlike Timepix3, this has to be tolerant to radiation-induced single-event effects. Results from post-layout simulations are shown with the circuit architectures.
In this paper, two digital column architectures suitable for sparse readout of data from a pixel matrix in trigger-less applications are presented. Each architecture reads out a pixel matrix of 256 x 256 pixels with a pixel pitch of 55 μ m . The first architecture has been implemented in the Timepix3 chip, and this is presented together with initial measurements. Simulation results and measured data are compared. The second architecture has been designed for Velopix, a readout chip planned for the LHCb VELO upgrade. Unlike Timepix3, this has to be tolerant to radiation-induced single-event effects. Results from post-layout simulations are shown with the circuit architectures.