Minutes of the Tracker Electronics Meeting 
Sept 11, 2000

Present: David, Robert, and Wilko, Hartmut

Agenda:
1.	Wilko: progress on pickup testing

Wilko investigated the problem with the command pickup. He sends out a
calibration strobe command so the GTFE will leave the clock on for 500
cycles. He then sends other commands during the 500 clock cycles to see what
effect they have. Wilko reported the read event clearly dominates.
Furthermore the problem stays within the layer that is being commanded. The
pickup stays within the hybrid. Also, the pickup is very small if the read-event
command is sent to a single GTFE64 chip.  He will check what effect the silicon has on
the noise verses lumped capacitance on the inputs. Wilko and company will
prepare an uncoated hybrid for testing.
Wilko and David will start the noise tests on Thursday.
Ned: Ned stated that he is still concerned about noise pickup associated with the
facing silicon plane.

2.	Ned: progress on FIFO layout

Ned stated that the FIFO work is in good shape. He has the ram array put together
with the two output shift registers. He has done the LVS and DRC checks. 
Ned is continuing entering Tanner standard cells into ViewLogic. He stated that 
all cells are in microns, not lambdas.

3.	Dave: SEU safe register flip flop

David stated he has done nothing on the SEU cell yet. He asked for the SEU
write-up. Ned offered to FAX it to him. Robert stated that we need this cell
for the GTFE as well as the GTRC soon. David will provide the schematic and 
simulation. Ned will provide the standard cell layout.

4. Robert: schematic progress

Robert stated that he will revise the command decoder and configuration register
to incorporate the latest changes in the specifications. Robert stated that he does 
not have a lot of free time for this.

4.	Dieter: Peregrine submission

Dieter plans to submit the Peregrine design of the preamplifier by the end
of September submission date. Robert stated that Abe will pay for this
submission from some special funds for research into radiation-hard processes.

5.	Robert: schedule for full chip submission, etc.

Robert stated that he would like to submit the full chip prototype
for the November 1 date. An October 1 submission is unlikely.

6.	Dave or Jeff: GTRC progress, CAD tools

Jeff needs to get a memory array from Tanner. Jeff thinks the design
requirements are settling down. We are still in flux on the design tools. We
do not have a current synthesis license.

7.	A.O.B.

David stated that he is looking into Polyfuses for the hybrid.