TMCM EM test (last modified : 02/05/2003)

• Test system
• Test Procedures and Results

Wafer test in fall, 2002 (last modified : 11/22/2002)

• front page

Front-End Electronics

• An old "final" versions
• Front-end amplifier GTFE64 (version: D)
• Readout Controller GTRC (version C)

Mil Specs

• MIL-STD-883 (PDF) DoD Test Method Standard, Microcircuits

Current Hybrid Design

• TMCM Assembly Specifications Tracker Multi Chip Module Assembly Specifications
• GTFE Size and Pad Layout Recommendation for the final front end chip size and pad layout.
• HDI Thermal Bond (PDF) (MS Word) Report on issues and potential adhesives for thermal and mechanical bonding of HDI to trays.

Technical Information

• Mass (PDF) of the Tracker electronics.
• Commands to the front-end electronics GTFE64 and GTRC
• GTRC data format and FCS (generalized "check sum") calculation method
• Power Consumption : controller chip, front-end chip
• Manual of Electrical Test Setup describes the setup for electrical functionality test of GLAST tracker front-end electronics used for BTEM tracker.

Test and Measurement

• Electrical tests
  • Power consumption and receiver testing of GTFE64D (PDF)
    The tests correspond to LAT-TD-246 section 7, 8.
  • Single-chip test of GTFE64c --- Amp gain, noise, ToT, etc. (PDF, PostScript)
  • Electrical Test of HP 0.5-um Test Chip Version 2 (PDF)
• Irradiation tests
  • SEE Test 2001: test plan, test setup, and information on a test chip
    (a laser-beam test at NRL and a heavy-ion beam test at INFN on a test chip "top5")
  • Heavy-ion Beam Test at NIRS in Japan (PDF; last updated on 9/1/00)
    (Latchup Immunity Test of HP 0.5-um Test Chip Version 2)
  • Tentative Plan for Irradiation test on July 29th in Japan (TEXT)

Electronics Meeting

• Minutes of tracker electronics meeting on 05/03/00 at SLAC (PDF)

Front-End Electronics Design

• Lists of tasks for completion of the GTFE64C design
• List of cells in the GTFE64C design
• Front-End Electronics Requirements
• Front-End Power Requirements Expected power consumption for the tracker, based on prototype measurements. SCIPP 98/46.
• GTFE64 Chip Interface Description Documentation of the tracker front-end readout 64-channel amplifier-discriminator chip. SCIPP 98/25.
• GTRC Chip Interface Description Documentation of the tracker front-end readout controller chip. SCIPP 98/26.
• Data Acquisition Interface Description Documentation of the interface between the tracker and the data acquisition system. SCIPP 98/27.
• Tracker Front-End Electronics Conceptual Design Original description of the tracker front-end electronics design. Superceded by the interface descriptions.
• The draft of the readout electronics sections of the LoI

Design Tool

• Cadence University Alliance Project

Simulation

• FIFO occupancy study with Glastsim/gsc_shell shows how full FIFO in GTFE64c will become under various background rate, noise occupancy, and calorimeter latchup time.

Old Prototypes

• GTFE16 : user guide
• GTFE16 : irradiation tests of front-end electronics GTFE16 and prototype detector
• GTFE32 : irradiation tests of front-end electronics GTFE32

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Last modified: Tue Mar 12 11:29:05 PST 2002