ABSTRACT
In the past 25 years, signicant resources have been invested in the design and implementation of complex integrated circuits for the readout of semiconductor radiation detectors. This effort was triggered by the unique capabilities offered by silicon sensors in the detection of short-lived particles in high-energy physics experiments. The
9.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 221 9.2 Specifying a Charge-Measuring Integrated Circuit ..................................... 223
9.2.1 Sensor Capacitance ...........................................................................224 9.2.2 Sensor Dark Current .........................................................................225 9.2.3 Noise ................................................................................................. 227 9.2.4 Dynamic Range and Linearity ......................................................... 227 9.2.5 Event Rate and Efciency .................................................................228 9.2.6 Power Consumption .......................................................................... 229
9.3 Architectures for Integrated Charge-Measuring Systems ............................ 229 9.3.1 Full-Flash Architectures ................................................................... 229 9.3.2 Architectures Based on Analog Memories ....................................... 233 9.3.3 Peak Detectors and Hold ..................................................................240 9.3.4 Full-Flash versus Analog Derandomization: Some Remarks ..........242
