The Associative Memory Serial Link Processor for the Fast TracKer (FTK) at ATLAS

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Authors

Alessandro Andreani · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Milano

A. Annovi · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati

R. Beccherle · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa

M. Beretta · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati

N. V. Biesuz

W Billereau · European Organization for Nuclear Research

R Cipriani ·

Abstract

The Fast TracKer (FTK) is an extremely powerful and very compact processing unit, essential for efficient Level 2 trigger selection in future high-energy physics experiments at LHC. FTK employs Associative Memories (AM) to perform pattern recognition; input and output data are transmitted over serial links at 2 Gbit/s, to reduce routing congestion at board level. Prototypes of the AM chip and of the AM board have been manufactured and tested, in view of the imminent design of the final version.

Topics & Keywords

Advanced Data Storage Technologies Particle Detector Development and Performance Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Instrumentation

Volume 9, Issue 11, pp. C11006-C11006

DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/9/11/c11006

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