The GLUEchip: a custom VLSI chip for detector readout and associative memory circuits

Summary form only. Designed to be used in associative memory circuits using the AMchip, the GLUEchip has found more general applications as a 'zero suppressor' in wire-chambers and for calorimeter read-out for the EPSI (NA48) experiment at CERN. The GLUEchip is a custom VLSI CMOS chip realized in 1.5- mu m, silicon gate technology. It works as a pipelined priority encoder with special handshake circuitry. The prototypes run with a clock up to 30 MHz. Various versions, ranging from a 16-pin up to a 120-pin case, can be realized to optimize its use in specific applications.<
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