Design criteria for low noise front-end electronics in the 0.13 µm CMOS generation

The goal of this work is to provide an extensive analysis of the noise performances which can be attained by detector front-end integrated circuits in the 0.13 µm CMOS node. To estimate the noise limits of a front-end system in this CMOS generation, the paper presents the results of measurements carried out on NMOS and PMOS devices fabricated in a commercial process. Parameters extracted from experimental data are used to define design criteria for noise optimization in the perspective of future experimental environments.