Radiations detectors convert part of the energy lost by an incident particle into an electrical signal, which is then processed by suitable electronic techniques. The first component of the readout chain is often an integrated circuit optimized to serve a specific purpose (Application Specific Integrated Circuit, ASIC). In many cases, the front-end chip must perform different tasks (amplification, filtering, analog-to-digital conversion, high speed data transmission), making necessary the integration of complex analog and digital circuits on the same silicon substrate. The physics of the process under study, the sensor characteristics and other additional constraints such as the power ...
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