A 16-channel silicon strips readout chip in 180 nm CMOS technology

Abstract

A highly integrated readout scheme for silicon trackers making use of deep sub-micron CMOS electronics (DSM) is presented. In the context of the International Linear Collider (ILC) trackers developments, a 16-channel readout chip for silicon strips detector has been designed in 180 nm CMOS technology, each channel comprising a low noise amplifier, a pulse shaper, a sample and hold and a comparator. Results are presented.