[Halld-tracking-hw] Report on the new preamp ASIC and Card- GlueX-note-1364

[Gerard Visser]

Hi Fernando,
	That is excellent news - and excellent work by you and Mitch. Thanks!
	Please send me one of these boards at your earliest convenience, I am 
eager to try it with the (half) ADC125. We should also double-check the 
optimum termination resistances before you assemble a large lot, I think.
	Sincerely,

		Gerard

Fernando J. Barbosa wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I am happy to report that the new ASIC (GAS-II) and the 24-ch preamp 
> card (GPC-II) perform to specifications. I have placed a test report 
> (GlueX-doc-1364) on the portal describing the test results. A detailed 
> report, with fabrication process statistics on the ASIC, will be 
> available soon from Mitch.
> 
> I am now in the process of procuring enough preamp cards (<40) for 
> detailed studies with the CDC and the FDC full scale prototypes and with 
> the upcoming fADC125. Depending on these tests, I plan to move the ASIC 
> into production (~3000) by the middle of 2010.
> 
> Best regards,
> Fernando
>