Design of a Radiation Tolerant LIDAR Receiver with mm Accuracy in 0.13 µm CMOS

Dimitri De Jonghe; Paul Leroux; Marco Van Uffelen; Wouter De Cock; Filip Tavernier; Georges Gielen; Michiel Steyaert; Marc Schyns

Design of a Radiation Tolerant LIDAR Receiver with mm Accuracy in 0.13 µm CMOS

Dimitri De Jonghe, Paul Leroux, Marco Van Uffelen, Wouter De Cock, Filip Tavernier, Georges Gielen, Michiel Steyaert, Marc Schyns

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Abstract

The radiation hard design of a low noise, 500 MHz, 0.13 µm CMOS front-end for a LIght Detection And Ranging (LIDAR) receiver with mm accuracy is presented. The design features enhanced tolerance to radiation induced threshold voltage shifts by employing a current steering compensation mechanism. In order to generate an accurate timing point, independent of the amplitude of the input signal, a new Current- Mode-Gain-Control (CMGC) structure was developed using a replica-based current divider. The design was simulated using a worst-case design methodology, which is developed to facilitate the design and evaluation of analog circuits that are robust to parameter shifts induced by ionizing radiation, temperature drift or intrinsic process variations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	STW ProRISC 2008 Workshop
Place of Publication	Leuven, Belgium
State	Published - Nov 2008
Event	ProRISC 2008 Workshop - Utrecht Duration: 27 Nov 2008 → 27 Nov 2008

Conference

Conference	ProRISC 2008 Workshop
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Utrecht
Period	2008-11-27 → 2008-11-27

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