MATRIX16: A 16-Channel Low-Power TDC ASIC with 8 ps Time Resolution

This paper presents a highly configurable 16-channel TDC ASIC designed in a commercial 180 nm technology with the following features: time-of-flight and time-over-threshold measurements, 8.6 ps LSB, 7.7 ps jitter, 5.6 ps linearity error, up to 5 MHz of sustained input rate per channel, 9.1 mW of pow...

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Autores: Mauricio Ferré, Joan, Freixas, Lluis, Sanuy Charles, Andreu, Gómez, Sergio, Manera Escalero, Rafel, Marin, Jesus, Perez, Jose M., Picatoste Olloqui, Eduardo, Rato, Pedro, Sánchez, David, Sanmukh, Anand, Vela, Oscar, Gascón Fora, David
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Recursos:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/183380
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/183380
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Disseny de circuits electrònics
Circuits integrats
Electronic circuit design
Integrated circuits
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Resumo:This paper presents a highly configurable 16-channel TDC ASIC designed in a commercial 180 nm technology with the following features: time-of-flight and time-over-threshold measurements, 8.6 ps LSB, 7.7 ps jitter, 5.6 ps linearity error, up to 5 MHz of sustained input rate per channel, 9.1 mW of power consumption per channel, and an area of 4.57 mm2 . The main contributions of this work are the novel design of the clock interpolation circuitry based on a resistive interpolation mesh circuit and the capability to operate at different supply voltages and operating frequencies, thus providing a compromise between TDC resolution and power consumption. Keywords: TDC; time-to-digital converter; fast timing; PET; VLSI; ASIC; ToF; ToT; low power; frontend electronics