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Title: The unofficial AMPLEX owner`s manual

Abstract

The AMPLEX chip is an AMPlifying multipLEXing, CMOS technology device. It is an analog signal processor, designed at CERN for use with silicon microstrip detectors. However, its application is not limited to conventional microstrips and it is being used in various detector systems. AMPLEX design goals included modest power consumption and reasonable speed. The main drawback of the chip seems to be a lack of documentation. This report will attempt to fill this void by providing a summary of the properties of the AMPLEX chip, a brief synopsis of how it functions, and most importantly an explanation of how to make it operate in a practical circuit. The information in this paper pertains to the application of the AMPLEX chip to microstrip detectors for the electron beam at Brookhaven National Laboratory`s Accelerator Test Facility. Detector design was carried out in the Instrumentation Division. Details of the driving circuit and some information on the inner workings of the AMPLEX chip came directly from CERN and from the paper by E. Beuville et al. The author is in no way connected with CERN, nor is he attempting to promote the AMPLEX chip; he is merely interested in making the chip work andmore » in making it easier for others who might wish the same. Some knowledge of the interior of the chip will help in understanding the process of amplifying and shaping signals, so that is where this paper begins.« less

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
10183806
Report Number(s):
BNL-47906
ON: DE93001437
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Aug 1992
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; 42 ENGINEERING; SIGNAL CONDITIONERS; OPERATION; SI SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; AMPLIFIERS; MANUALS; MULTIPLEXERS; DESIGN; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; CERN; 440104; 426000; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS INSTRUMENTATION; COMPONENTS, ELECTRON DEVICES AND CIRCUITS

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@article{osti_10183806,
title = {The unofficial AMPLEX owner`s manual},
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abstractNote = {The AMPLEX chip is an AMPlifying multipLEXing, CMOS technology device. It is an analog signal processor, designed at CERN for use with silicon microstrip detectors. However, its application is not limited to conventional microstrips and it is being used in various detector systems. AMPLEX design goals included modest power consumption and reasonable speed. The main drawback of the chip seems to be a lack of documentation. This report will attempt to fill this void by providing a summary of the properties of the AMPLEX chip, a brief synopsis of how it functions, and most importantly an explanation of how to make it operate in a practical circuit. The information in this paper pertains to the application of the AMPLEX chip to microstrip detectors for the electron beam at Brookhaven National Laboratory`s Accelerator Test Facility. Detector design was carried out in the Instrumentation Division. Details of the driving circuit and some information on the inner workings of the AMPLEX chip came directly from CERN and from the paper by E. Beuville et al. The author is in no way connected with CERN, nor is he attempting to promote the AMPLEX chip; he is merely interested in making the chip work and in making it easier for others who might wish the same. Some knowledge of the interior of the chip will help in understanding the process of amplifying and shaping signals, so that is where this paper begins.},
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year = {Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992},
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