1. LHCb electronics, 13th October 2016
LHCb Upgrade Electronics
Meetings in 2016 (Thursday, 2pm):
1st December
Ken Wyllie, CERN
LHCb electronics, 13th October 2016

2. LHCb electronics, 13th October 2016
News I
1st electronics Production Readiness Review completed: CLARO chip for RICH
Next week is ICECAL chip for Calo
PRR general guidelines:
Last chance before sending credit-card details!
Check all specs are fulfilled
Check that all interfaces have been tested
Check production plan (procurement, testing, manpower etc)
etc etc……
Full list of criteria to guide review process
Ken Wyllie, CERN
LHCb electronics, 13th October 2016

3. LHCb electronics, 13th October 2016
News II
Common components:
GBTX production for LHCb is finished!
All parts delivered to labs (please check)
VERY IMPORTANT:
Delivered in sealed bags.
They must be stored in sealed bags (low humidity).
Please periodically check the seal is still good.
VTTX:
2’500 parts delivered to LHCb. Will now start shipping to labs.
VTRX:
Slower start to production, but all labs now have small quantities
GBT-SCA Version 2:
Parts available Jan – Mar 2017
LHCb electronics, 13th October 2016

4. LHCb electronics, 13th October 2016
News III
TWEPP 2016:
Good presence from LHCb:
Five LHCb-related talks & some posters
Next year: Santa Cruz, USA, 11th September
Launch of new working group on FPGAs (in radiation)
Contribution from RICH (Bucharest) this year.
Mailing list to be formed:
Contact me or Salvatore Danzeca to join list
Related Seminar at CERN 28th October:
Analysis & Mitigation of Radiation Effects on FPGAs
Ken Wyllie, CERN
LHCb electronics, 13th October 2016