Integrated Circuits

IDEAS integrated circuits are designed for the readout of radiation detectors and image sensors. The circuits are available as bare dice or packaged chips, sold from stock and supplied on short notice. Although the ICs are application specific (ASIC) they are also suited for other applications. A development system, called Galao kit, is available for most circuits to accelerate new product developments.

Description

Description

IDEAS integrated circuits are designed for the readout of radiation detectors and image sensors. The circuits are available as bare dice or packaged chips, sold from stock and supplied on short notice. Although the ICs are application specific (ASIC) they are also suited for other applications. A development system, called Galao kit, is available for most circuits to accelerate new product developments.

 

Amplifiers
Circuit ID Description and Restrictions
IDE1060 EARL 34 LNA, diff. in/out, 8 gain, 4.3nV/√Hz at 10kHz, 20mW/LNA, 3.5VDD, 77K to 20°C, 10.1016/j.nima.2008.05.015
IDE1140 64 CSA (±200 fC, 6.5 µs), T&H, mux. output pulse height
IDE1160 32 CSA (-5 pC to +13 pC, 2 µs), mux. output pulse height
IDE1162 32 CSA (±1.5 pC, 2 µs), T&H, mux. output pulse height
IDE1163 32 CSA (±750 fC, 0.5 µs), T&H, mux. output pulse height
VA2 128 CSA (±14 fC, 2 µs), T&H, mux. output pulse height, 10.1016/0168-9002(94)90140-6
ADC- Analog to Digital Converters
Circuit ID Description and Restrictions
TBD(1) SAR, 12-bit, 2 Msps, 10.5 ENOB, 25 mW, TMR
TBD(2) SAR, 12-bit, 50 ksps, 11.5 ENOB, 1 mW, TMR
TBD(3) Pipeline, 14-bit, 12 Msps, 13 ENOB, 250 mW, TMR
TBD(4) Pipeline, 14-bit, 20 Msps, 350 mW
ROIC for Radiation Detectors with Pulse Height Spectroscopy
Circuit ID Description and Restrictions
IDE3160 32 CSA (-5 pC to +13 pC, 2 µs), T&H, mux. output pulse height and one trigger
VATAGP7 128 CSA (±30 fC, 0.5 µs), T&H, mux. output pulse height and address
VATAGP8 128 CSA (±250 fC, 0.5 µs), T&H, mux. output pulse height and address
VATAGP9 256 CSA (±90 fC, 2 µs), T&H, mux. output pulse height and address
IDE3421 128 CSA (prg. up to ±500 fC) with sampling pipeline, mux. output of sampled values and address, footnote 1.
ROIC for Radiation Detectors w/Timing, counting and Spectroscopy
Circuit ID Description and Restrictions
IDE3465 16 CSA (±2.6 pC, 1 µs, 0.25 µs) and 4 CSA (±26 pC, 1 µs, 0.25 µs), mux. output pulse height and trigger pulses from all inputs, footnote 1, 10.1109/NSSMIC.2013.6829764
IDE3466 32 CSA (+1 pC, 1 µs, 0.25 µs) and 4 CSA (+26 pC, 1 µs, 0.25 µs), with prg. single-channel analyzers and counters, track and hold, mux. output pulse height, 10.1117/12.2231901
ROIC for Image Sensors
Circuit ID Description and Restrictions
IDE8411 NIRCA Near infrared readout controller ASIC (NIRCA), 4 × 12-bit, 2 Msps ADC, prg. gain and offsets, 8 digital inputs, prg. sequencer with 40 outputs, custom instruction set, 8 nested loops,
IDE8420 NIRCA Mk2 NIRCA with 16 × 14-bit, 12 Msps ADC, 16 digital outputs, with IMEC’s Design Against Radiation Effects (DARE)
TBD MINC VGA 640×480 pixels, 17-µm pitch, 14-bit dynamic range, 60 fps, windows, footnote 1