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History, from LHC Electronics Workshop to TWEPP History, from LHC Electronics Workshop to TWEPP TWEPP-07 workshop facts TWEPP-07 workshop facts Executive Summary Executive Summary Conclusions Conclusions Francois Vasey on behalf or the TWEPP-07 scientific committee

History, from LHC Electronics Workshop to TWEPP History, from LHC Electronics Workshop to TWEPP TWEPP-07 workshop facts TWEPP-07 workshop facts Executive Summary Executive Summary Conclusions Conclusions

Previous Workshops 1995 Lisbon Portugal 1995 Lisbon Portugal 1996Balaton Hungary 1996Balaton Hungary 1997LondonUK 1997LondonUK 1998RomeItaly 1998RomeItaly 1999SnowmassUSA 1999SnowmassUSA 2000CracowPoland 2000CracowPoland 2001StockholmSweden 2001StockholmSweden 2002ColmarFrance 2002ColmarFrance 2003AmsterdamHolland 2003AmsterdamHolland 2004BostonUSA 2004BostonUSA 2005HeidelbergGermany 2005HeidelbergGermany 2006ValenciaSpain 2006ValenciaSpain 2007PragueCzech Republic 2007PragueCzech Republic Electronics for LHC Experiments Electronics for Particle Physics Electronics for LHC and future Experiments

Creation of TWEPP In its meetings of 30/11/2006, the LECC committee deliberated on the future of the workshop. In its meetings of 30/11/2006, the LECC committee deliberated on the future of the workshop. The electronics workshop is a rather unique forum, covering electronics for particle physics and clearly responding to the needs of a broad community The electronics workshop is a rather unique forum, covering electronics for particle physics and clearly responding to the needs of a broad community Regular attendance since many years Regular attendance since many years Its scope, though open to non-LHC applications, could be more visibly extended, covering particle physics facilities beyond LHC (ILC, CLIC, SLHC, neutrino physics, fixed target applications, etc) Its scope, though open to non-LHC applications, could be more visibly extended, covering particle physics facilities beyond LHC (ILC, CLIC, SLHC, neutrino physics, fixed target applications, etc) In order to reflect the broadened scope of its mandate, the new Workshop Scientific Committee was made independent of the LHC Electronics Coordinating Committee (LECC) and the workshop was renamed TWEPP In order to reflect the broadened scope of its mandate, the new Workshop Scientific Committee was made independent of the LHC Electronics Coordinating Committee (LECC) and the workshop was renamed TWEPP

J. Christiansen, CERN J. Christiansen, CERN Z Doležal, Charles Univ. Prague Z Doležal, Charles Univ. Prague P. Farthouat, CERN P. Farthouat, CERN F. Formenti, CERN F. Formenti, CERN G. Hall, Imperial College London G. Hall, Imperial College London M. Letheren, CERN M. Letheren, CERN L. Linssen, CERN L. Linssen, CERN A. Marchioro, CERN A. Marchioro, CERN J. Nash, CERN J. Nash, CERN P. O’Connor, BNL P. O’Connor, BNL E. Petrolo, INFN Rome E. Petrolo, INFN Rome S. Quinton, RAL S. Quinton, RAL V. Radeka, BNL V. Radeka, BNL W. Smith, Wisconsin W. Smith, Wisconsin C. de la Taille, LAL Orsay C. de la Taille, LAL Orsay F. Vasey, CERN F. Vasey, CERN T. Wijnands, CERN T. Wijnands, CERN M. Winter, IRES Strasbourg M. Winter, IRES Strasbourg R. Yarema, FNAL R. Yarema, FNAL TWEPP-07 Scientific program committee Presently 19 members: 1 chair of scientific committee 1 chair of local organizing committee 4 LHC electronics coordinators 1 representative accelerator, CERN 1 representative of CERN-PH management 11 experts covering a wide span of expertise, PP experiments, and geographical areas Presently 19 members: 1 chair of scientific committee 1 chair of local organizing committee 4 LHC electronics coordinators 1 representative accelerator, CERN 1 representative of CERN-PH management 11 experts covering a wide span of expertise, PP experiments, and geographical areas

History, from LHC Electronics Workshop to TWEPP History, from LHC Electronics Workshop to TWEPP TWEPP-07 workshop facts TWEPP-07 workshop facts Executive Summary Executive Summary Conclusions Conclusions

TWEPP-07 local organization Prague, Czech Republic, 3-7 September 2007 Prague, Czech Republic, 3-7 September 2007 Organisers Organisers Charles University Charles University Czech Technical University Czech Technical University Nuclear Physics Institute (ASCR) Nuclear Physics Institute (ASCR) Institute of Physics (ASCR) Institute of Physics (ASCR) Chair of local organizers Chair of local organizers Zdenek Dolezal (Charles University) Zdenek Dolezal (Charles University)

TWEPP-07 Finances As usual the Workshop was self-financing As usual the Workshop was self-financing We are very grateful for support from We are very grateful for support from The local institutes The local institutes CERN CERN Poster, call for abstracts, booklet Poster, call for abstracts, booklet Indico and printed proceedings Indico and printed proceedings Industrial exhibitors Industrial exhibitors FOTON sro FOTON sro Wiener Plein and Baus GmbH Wiener Plein and Baus GmbH Springer Verlag (EPJ) Springer Verlag (EPJ) Sandra Claude

TWEPP-07 Statistics 161 participants 161 participants 89 contributed presentations (61 oral 28 poster) 89 contributed presentations (61 oral 28 poster) 9 invited talks 9 invited talks Topical day on detector power supply and distribution Topical day on detector power supply and distribution Two working group meetings on Electronics and Optoelectronics Two working group meetings on Electronics and Optoelectronics Optional tutorial on robust ASIC designs for hostile environments Optional tutorial on robust ASIC designs for hostile environments Online access to all presented material Online access to all presented material Printed Proceedings Printed Proceedings CERN CERN Executive Summary written by session chairs Executive Summary written by session chairs (62+44) 11 NEW

ORIGINS

Historical Perspective

History, from LHC Electronics Workshop to TWEPP History, from LHC Electronics Workshop to TWEPP TWEPP-07 workshop facts TWEPP-07 workshop facts Executive Summary Executive Summary Conclusions Conclusions

TWEPP-07 Session Layout Session A Session B MondayPlenary TuesdayPlenary Systems, Instal. and Commis. OptoelectronicsTrigger WednesdayPlenary ASICs Thursday Topical: Power supply and distribution Posters FridayPlenary Systems, Instal. and Commis. Tutorial: Robust ASIC designs for hostile environments

Summary a: Systems, Installation and Commissioning Session A Session B MondayPlenary TuesdayPlenary Systems, Instal. and Commis. OptoelectronicsTrigger WednesdayPlenary ASICs Thursday Topical: Power supply and distribution Posters FridayPlenary Systems, Instal. and Commis. Tutorial: Robust ASIC designs for hostile environments

Summary a: Systems, Installation and Commissioning 25 Contributions 25 Contributions Significant progress reported Significant progress reported Many sub-detectors in final commissioning phase with cosmics Many sub-detectors in final commissioning phase with cosmics Electronic systems with all related firmware and software perform in general according to expectations Electronic systems with all related firmware and software perform in general according to expectations A major effort from the collaborations A major effort from the collaborations Practical difficulties have been encountered Practical difficulties have been encountered Services for FE electronics (power, cooling, cables,…) Services for FE electronics (power, cooling, cables,…) Mains power distribution, cooling of racks and crates Mains power distribution, cooling of racks and crates Reliability of high density kapton hybrids and cables Reliability of high density kapton hybrids and cables Extensive R&D work for ILC and first plans to prepare for SLHC were presented Extensive R&D work for ILC and first plans to prepare for SLHC were presented Pixel detectors integrated with electronics (MAPS, DEPFET, SOI) Pixel detectors integrated with electronics (MAPS, DEPFET, SOI) Low power front-ends and inter-connection schemes Low power front-ends and inter-connection schemes … 2007 Topical day 2005 Topical day

Summary b: ASICs Session A Session B MondayPlenary TuesdayPlenary Systems, Instal. and Commis. OptoelectronicsTrigger WednesdayPlenary ASICs Thursday Topical: Power supply and distribution Posters FridayPlenary Systems, Instal. and Commis. Tutorial: Robust ASIC designs for hostile environments

Summary b: ASICs 13 Contributions 13 Contributions Technologies Technologies 0.35  m and 0.25  m, very robust technology node 0.35  m and 0.25  m, very robust technology node 0.13  m, excellent performance and density 0.13  m, excellent performance and density SiGe for high voltage or large dynamic range applications SiGe for high voltage or large dynamic range applications … The use of a common technology base would allow sharing of building blocks and reduction of qualification effort The use of a common technology base would allow sharing of building blocks and reduction of qualification effort Applications Applications Silicon and gas tracking detectors Silicon and gas tracking detectors ILC: very low power ASICs for pixels, trackers and calorimeters ILC: very low power ASICs for pixels, trackers and calorimeters ADC ADC High bandwidth data transfer for readout, control and timing (GBT) High bandwidth data transfer for readout, control and timing (GBT) … Increasing complexity of ASICs (systems on chips) requires more and more expertise from larger and larger teams Increasing complexity of ASICs (systems on chips) requires more and more expertise from larger and larger teams Extensive discussions on appropriate system architectures required Extensive discussions on appropriate system architectures required

Summary b: ASICs Microelectronics User’s Group (chaired by A. Marchioro) Microelectronics User’s Group (chaired by A. Marchioro) 130nm and 90nm foundry services available to the community via CERN 130nm and 90nm foundry services available to the community via CERN Users urged to plan in advance for the submission of designs for common MPW runs in early 2008 Users urged to plan in advance for the submission of designs for common MPW runs in early 2008 Design kit facilitating assembly of digital and mixed signal chips available to community Design kit facilitating assembly of digital and mixed signal chips available to community Number of institutes expected to rise as new SLHC and ILC designs are about to start Number of institutes expected to rise as new SLHC and ILC designs are about to start

Summary c: Trigger Session A Session B MondayPlenary TuesdayPlenary Systems, Instal. and Commis. OptoelectronicsTrigger WednesdayPlenary ASICs Thursday Topical: Power supply and distribution Posters FridayPlenary Systems, Instal. and Commis. Tutorial: Robust ASIC designs for hostile environments

Summary c: Trigger 11 Contributions 11 Contributions Impressive progress in commissioning the trigger electronics for LHC experiments Impressive progress in commissioning the trigger electronics for LHC experiments growing confidence that these systems will deliver to specifications growing confidence that these systems will deliver to specifications Manufacturing problems with the high density circuit boards largely overcome Manufacturing problems with the high density circuit boards largely overcome Commissioning has highlighted issues illustrating the need to work with the real infrastructure as early as possible in the testing process Commissioning has highlighted issues illustrating the need to work with the real infrastructure as early as possible in the testing process cooling problems cooling problems power supply oscillations power supply oscillations LHC trigger systems include many large boards with several FPGAs LHC trigger systems include many large boards with several FPGAs large burden for support of firmware and diagnostic software for the lifetime of these systems large burden for support of firmware and diagnostic software for the lifetime of these systems A number of designers have identified that designs would have been easier if costly advanced FPGAs had been used at the prototype stage A number of designers have identified that designs would have been easier if costly advanced FPGAs had been used at the prototype stage

Summary d: Optoelectronics Session A Session B MondayPlenary TuesdayPlenary Systems, Instal. and Commis. OptoelectronicsTrigger WednesdayPlenary ASICs Thursday Topical: Power supply and distribution Posters FridayPlenary Systems, Instal. and Commis. Tutorial: Robust ASIC designs for hostile environments

Summary d: Optoelectronics 4 Contributions 4 Contributions Optoelectronics used in nearly all sub-detectors with high quality Optoelectronics used in nearly all sub-detectors with high quality Dark channel count in ‰ range Dark channel count in ‰ range Sophisticated optical link quality control tools used on wide scale during integration Sophisticated optical link quality control tools used on wide scale during integration Potential of the technology for future detectors being investigated Potential of the technology for future detectors being investigated Further R&D required to address open issues (rad resistance in particular) and converge on a few technologies deserving full qualification Further R&D required to address open issues (rad resistance in particular) and converge on a few technologies deserving full qualification The use of standardized optical links is generally considered an attractive prospect The use of standardized optical links is generally considered an attractive prospect Joint ATLAS-CMS Working Group on Optoelectronics for SLHC (chaired by C. Issever and F. Vasey) Joint ATLAS-CMS Working Group on Optoelectronics for SLHC (chaired by C. Issever and F. Vasey) Progress reports from 3 subgroups: Lessons learned and to be learned from LHC Lessons learned and to be learned from LHC Optical System Irradiation Guidelines Optical System Irradiation Guidelines Optical link Evaluation Criteria and Test Procedures Optical link Evaluation Criteria and Test Procedures Joint plans and proposals being drafted for versatile optical link development, reference test system and common irradiation tests Joint plans and proposals being drafted for versatile optical link development, reference test system and common irradiation tests

Summary e: Topical day Session A Session B MondayPlenary TuesdayPlenary Systems, Instal. and Commis. OptoelectronicsTrigger WednesdayPlenary ASICs Thursday Topical: Power supply and distribution Posters FridayPlenary Systems, Instal. and Commis. Tutorial: Robust ASIC designs for hostile environments

Summary e: Topical day Power supply and distribution 10 Contributions 10 Contributions Depending on the technical requirement, either custom solutions or commercial systems have been selected at LHC Depending on the technical requirement, either custom solutions or commercial systems have been selected at LHC Custom components: production and installation now largely completed Custom components: production and installation now largely completed Commercial components: construction and qualification required more time than anticipated and production is currently still on-going Commercial components: construction and qualification required more time than anticipated and production is currently still on-going In general, the overall efficiency of present LHC power distribution systems is low, with large power dissipation in long cables and often with sizeable power supply inefficiencies In general, the overall efficiency of present LHC power distribution systems is low, with large power dissipation in long cables and often with sizeable power supply inefficiencies For future detectors: Power pulsing techniques (ILC has low duty cycle) Power pulsing techniques (ILC has low duty cycle) Serial powering Serial powering Local radiation tolerant DC-DC converters and regulators Local radiation tolerant DC-DC converters and regulators

Summary e: Topical day Power supply and distribution Summary of the discussion session (chaired by L. Linssen) Power management is a complex, multidisciplinary engineering issue Power management is a complex, multidisciplinary engineering issue Too often, the design of a specific power supply is tackled in relative isolation from the conception of the overall power management of the detector Too often, the design of a specific power supply is tackled in relative isolation from the conception of the overall power management of the detector In the future, an engineering office will be needed from the early stages of detector design to coordinate power supply, management and distribution. Such a task cannot be left to the electronics coordinator alone. In the future, an engineering office will be needed from the early stages of detector design to coordinate power supply, management and distribution. Such a task cannot be left to the electronics coordinator alone. R&D must be launched to investigate and compare different powering schemes and confirm availability of front-end voltage regulators. R&D must be launched to investigate and compare different powering schemes and confirm availability of front-end voltage regulators. Procurement of COTS power supplies needs to be coordinated to ensure that the cheapest and most reliable solution is chosen. Procurement of COTS power supplies needs to be coordinated to ensure that the cheapest and most reliable solution is chosen. A working group should be set up to discuss a coordinated approach to the power management and distribution for large experiments. A working group should be set up to discuss a coordinated approach to the power management and distribution for large experiments.

History, from LHC Electronics Workshop to TWEPP History, from LHC Electronics Workshop to TWEPP TWEPP-07 workshop facts TWEPP-07 workshop facts Executive Summary Executive Summary Conclusions Conclusions

Conclusions Electronics is an enabling technology for PP Electronics is an enabling technology for PP Trend: increased complexity speed and density Trend: increased complexity speed and density Challenge: maintain system quality, reliability, and low power Challenge: maintain system quality, reliability, and low power Installation and commissioning of electronic systems for LHC Installation and commissioning of electronic systems for LHC Making significant progress thanks to huge effort Making significant progress thanks to huge effort Issues with services and their scalability being actively addressed Issues with services and their scalability being actively addressed Problems at the local level affect the global installation schedule Problems at the local level affect the global installation schedule The TWEPP workshop brings together: The TWEPP workshop brings together: different teams different teams different experiments different experiments different stages of development different stages of development Significant quantity of contributions looking beyond LHC Significant quantity of contributions looking beyond LHC 9% SLHC, 33% ILC and others 9% SLHC, 33% ILC and others Several joint working groups exploring common approaches Several joint working groups exploring common approaches New technologies being validated New technologies being validated Disseminating knowledge and know-how eventually improves quality and reliability of the systems built New reviewing mechanisms ?