Speaker
Dr
Goran Panjkovic
Description
The hybrid charge amplifiers have been around for some time and it seems they are approaching their technological maturity, but not the extinction yet. In this paper the design methodology is formalized and key design constraints are defined and discussed. Further, considering that components used in such preamplifiers are also reaching their technological maturity, it is possible to predict performance limits with high degree of accuracy. Design of pulse shapers is also covered, mainly focusing on translation of the key performance requirements into parameters needed for formal design of active electronics filters. Most of the existing literature separately deals with the performance and the design issues, while our objective is to merge those two processes in a single practical method. We would also point to some key similarities and differences between hybrid and ASIC design approaches.
