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First Results of an “Artificial Retina” Processor Prototype

Conference · · EPJ Web Conf.
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  1. INFN, Pisa; Pisa, Scuola Normale Superiore
  2. Pisa, Scuola Normale Superiore
  3. INFN, Pisa; Pisa U.
  4. Fermilab
  5. INFN, Pisa
  6. CERN
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We report on the performance of a specialized processor capable of reconstructing charged particle tracks in a realistic LHC silicon tracker detector, at the same speed of the readout and with sub-microsecond latency. The processor is based on an innovative pattern-recognition algorithm, called “artificial retina algorithm”, inspired from the vision system of mammals. A prototype of the processor has been designed, simulated, and implemented on Tel62 boards equipped with high-bandwidth Altera Stratix III FPGA devices. The prototype is the first step towards a real-time track reconstruction device aimed at processing complex events of high-luminosity LHC experiments at 40 MHz crossing rate.
Research Organization:
CERN; INFN, Pisa; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Pisa U.; Pisa, Scuola Normale Superiore
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of Energy
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359
OSTI ID:
1339137
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-CONF-16-623-CMS; oai:inspirehep.net:1504293
Resource Type:
Conference paper
Conference Information:
Journal Name: EPJ Web Conf.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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