Characterization of a Low Power Gigabit Transceiver ASIC for High Energy Physics Experiments

The high energy physics experiments developed at CERN for the High LuminosityLarge Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) are based on optical links that provide the clockdistribution and control towards the front-end electronics located in the experiments,and data transmission back from these electronics circuits to remote data acquisitionsystems. The corresponding data is encoded and decoded by custom integratedcircuits able to stand the high level of radiation in this specific environment. Inparticular for the Trackers at the HL-LHC, a low power gigabit transceiver wasdeveloped (LPGBT).This bachelor thesis will cover the following points: Introduction to CERN and the CMS experiment at the HL-LHC with focuson the Tracker; Summary of the features of the LpGBT chip; Design, fabrication, assembly and debugging of a multilayer printed circuitboard, rated up to 10Gbps, for the characterization of the LpGBT featuresand to specify integration requirements; Measurement of the electrical properties of the LpGBT with the characteriza-tion board.