Radiation testing campaign results for understanding the suitability of FPGAs in detector electronics
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SRAM based Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAS) have been rarely used in High Energy Physics (HEP) due to their sensitivity to radiation. The last generation of commercial FPGAS based on 28 nm feature size and on Silicon On Insulator (SOI) technologies are more tolerant to radiation to the level that their use in front-end electronics is now feasible. FPGAS provide re-programmability, high-speed computation and fast data transmission through the embedded serial transceivers. They could replace custom application specific integrated circuits in front end electronics in locations with moderate radiation field. The use of a FPGA in HEP experiments is only limited by our ability to mitigate single event effects induced by the high energy hadrons present in the radiation field.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment |
Volume | 824 |
Pages (from-to) | 270-271 |
Number of pages | 2 |
ISSN | 0168-9002 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
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- FPGA, High energy physics experiment, Radiation
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