Optimizing detector performance often requires the implementation of an integrated front-end circuit. The Advanced Technologies Service possesses the expertise to design the analog and mixed-signal circuits needed to meet this requirement.
The example shown below illustrates the analog section of an integrated circuit designed for reading out silicon strip sensors in high-energy calorimetry experiments for space applications. The circuit comprises an amplifier with gain automatically switched based on the input signal amplitude, and a correlated double sampling shaper implemented in 0.35 µm CMOS technology.
