Transistor sizing methodology for low noise charge sensitive amplifier with input transistor working in moderate inversion

In this paper noise contribution of current source transistors and sizing methodology in charge sensitive amplifier for application in the front-end readout electronics is presented. In modern deep-submicron technologies, MOS transistor operating region tends to shift from strong inversion to modera...

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Main Authors: Aimaier, Nueraimaiti, Hamidon, Mohd Nizar, Sulaiman, Nasri, Mohd Sidek, Roslina
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38489/1/Transistor%20sizing%20methodology%20for%20low%20noise%20charge%20sensitive%20amplifier%20with%20input%20transistor%20working%20in%20moderate%20inversion.pdf
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author Aimaier, Nueraimaiti
Hamidon, Mohd Nizar
Sulaiman, Nasri
Mohd Sidek, Roslina
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description In this paper noise contribution of current source transistors and sizing methodology in charge sensitive amplifier for application in the front-end readout electronics is presented. In modern deep-submicron technologies, MOS transistor operating region tends to shift from strong inversion to moderate inversion, this makes traditional square-law MOS device modeling not applicable anymore. Thus a simplified EKV model, which is quite successful in all CMOS operating regions, has been adopted to develop a new analytical methodology to optimize geometry of current source transistors so that the noise contribution from these transistors is only a fraction of input transistor noise. A charge sensitive amplifier based on dual PMOS cascode structure is designed by adopting this current source transistor sizing methodology, and has been simulated using 130nm CMOS technology. The proposed methodology and noise contribution from current source transistors have been found in good agreement with simulation results using deep-submicron CMOS technology.
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spelling upm.eprints-384892017-05-25T08:51:43Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38489/ Transistor sizing methodology for low noise charge sensitive amplifier with input transistor working in moderate inversion Aimaier, Nueraimaiti Hamidon, Mohd Nizar Sulaiman, Nasri Mohd Sidek, Roslina In this paper noise contribution of current source transistors and sizing methodology in charge sensitive amplifier for application in the front-end readout electronics is presented. In modern deep-submicron technologies, MOS transistor operating region tends to shift from strong inversion to moderate inversion, this makes traditional square-law MOS device modeling not applicable anymore. Thus a simplified EKV model, which is quite successful in all CMOS operating regions, has been adopted to develop a new analytical methodology to optimize geometry of current source transistors so that the noise contribution from these transistors is only a fraction of input transistor noise. A charge sensitive amplifier based on dual PMOS cascode structure is designed by adopting this current source transistor sizing methodology, and has been simulated using 130nm CMOS technology. The proposed methodology and noise contribution from current source transistors have been found in good agreement with simulation results using deep-submicron CMOS technology. IEEE 2014 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38489/1/Transistor%20sizing%20methodology%20for%20low%20noise%20charge%20sensitive%20amplifier%20with%20input%20transistor%20working%20in%20moderate%20inversion.pdf Aimaier, Nueraimaiti and Hamidon, Mohd Nizar and Sulaiman, Nasri and Mohd Sidek, Roslina (2014) Transistor sizing methodology for low noise charge sensitive amplifier with input transistor working in moderate inversion. In: 2014 IEEE International Conference on Semiconductor Electronics (ICSE 2014), 27-29 Aug. 2014, Berjaya Times Square Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (pp. 189-192). 10.1109/SMELEC.2014.6920828
spellingShingle Aimaier, Nueraimaiti
Hamidon, Mohd Nizar
Sulaiman, Nasri
Mohd Sidek, Roslina
Transistor sizing methodology for low noise charge sensitive amplifier with input transistor working in moderate inversion
title Transistor sizing methodology for low noise charge sensitive amplifier with input transistor working in moderate inversion
title_full Transistor sizing methodology for low noise charge sensitive amplifier with input transistor working in moderate inversion
title_fullStr Transistor sizing methodology for low noise charge sensitive amplifier with input transistor working in moderate inversion
title_full_unstemmed Transistor sizing methodology for low noise charge sensitive amplifier with input transistor working in moderate inversion
title_short Transistor sizing methodology for low noise charge sensitive amplifier with input transistor working in moderate inversion
title_sort transistor sizing methodology for low noise charge sensitive amplifier with input transistor working in moderate inversion
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38489/1/Transistor%20sizing%20methodology%20for%20low%20noise%20charge%20sensitive%20amplifier%20with%20input%20transistor%20working%20in%20moderate%20inversion.pdf
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