Radiation-Tolerant CMOS Delta-Sigma Time-to-Digital converters
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- Radiation-Tolerant CMOS Delta-Sigma Time-to-Digital
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Abstract
The main goal of this research is to develope a MGy-radiation-tolerant ps-resolution time-to-digital converter (TDC) for a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) application.
TDCs are key building blocks in time-based mixed-signal systems, used for the
digitization of analog signals in time domain. A short survey on state-of-theart
TDCs is first given in this book. Major radiation effects in CMOS ICs are also introduced. Several system-level and circuit-level radiation-hardened-by-design
(RHBD) techniques are employed to achieve the required radiation hardness. Other circuit techniques to improve the TDC’s resolution in a harsh environment are also investigated.
Details
| Original language | English |
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| Qualification | Other |
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| Award date | 6 Dec 2013 |
| Place of Publication | Leuven, Belgium |
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| Print ISBNs | 978-94-6018-753-7 |
| Publication status | Published - 10 Dec 2013 |
Keywords
- radiation hardness, Time-to-Digital Converter, TDC, MYRRHA
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