1. 17 december 2003 Gert-Jan Nooren 1

2. 17 december 2003 Gert-Jan Nooren 2 ITS SSD in 2003

3. 17 december 2003 Gert-Jan Nooren 3 SSD modules on ladder

4. 17 december 2003 Gert-Jan Nooren 4 start of module production assembly robot for ladders control, read-out, DAQ beam test highlights in 2003

5. 17 december 2003 Gert-Jan Nooren 5 Design parameters ‘on the edge’ -> highly sensitive to process parameters -> MPW yield 50, 98, 8 % Improved process control -> Engineering run yield 85 - 95 % Thinning down to 150µm for better radiation length in progress HAL25 status

6. 17 december 2003 Gert-Jan Nooren 6 components of the modules 1.HAL25-chip TAB-bonded on its Al chipcable (6 chips/hybrid) 3. sensor (768 strips/side) 2. Hybrids (2 hybrids/mod)

7. 17 december 2003 Gert-Jan Nooren 7 ALICE SSD Module

8. 17 december 20038 Module scanner laser 1.06  m wavelength positioning ~1.5  m spot diameter < 20  m Aleksey Sokolov

9. 17 december 2003 Gert-Jan Nooren 9 Readout of the modules P-Hybrid N-Hybrid control ALCAPONE EndCap ALABUF analog out Sensor V bias FEROM

10. 17 december 2003 Gert-Jan Nooren 10 Assembly robot Pick & place robot for modules Automatic positioning to a few micrometers Acceptance test 19 December

11. 17 december 2003 Gert-Jan Nooren 11 September 2003 beam test Prototype 4-module EndCap

12. 17 december 2003 Gert-Jan Nooren 12 September 2003 beam test 5 module telescope

13. 17 december 2003 Gert-Jan Nooren 13 September 2003 beam tests S/N for 4 modules N P N P N P N P Very preliminary - provided by Trieste team Module SN0002Module SN0003Module HN0001Module HN0002 Canberra sensorITC sensor

14. 17 december 2003 Gert-Jan Nooren 14 Beam tests Integration in real Cern environment: read-out chain proven up to ADC Sensor quality problem revealed: Canberra takes action ITS = SPD + SDD + SSD beamtest end 2004 Status and plans

15. 17 december 2003 Gert-Jan Nooren 15 Beam tests Integration in real Cern environment: read-out chain proven up to ADC Sensor quality problem revealed: Canberra takes action ITS = SPD + SDD + SSD beamtest end 2004 Module production Helsinki is bonding chips at production speed 2 + 7 modules produced, yield and speed ‘unknown’ Testing infrastructure for chips and hybrids fully operational Strasbourg and Trieste (MIPOT) starting in Q1 Status and plans

16. 17 december 2003 Gert-Jan Nooren 16 Beam tests Integration in real Cern environment: read-out chain proven up to ADC Sensor quality problem revealed: Canberra takes action ITS = SPD + SDD + SSD beamtest end 2004 Module production Helsinki is bonding chips at production speed 2 + 7 modules produced, yield and speed ‘unknown’ Testing infrastructure for chips and hybrids fully operational Strasbourg and Trieste (MIPOT) starting in Q1 Read-out EndCap ready for mass production FEROM design ready, first prototype Q2 Patchpanels and cables layout almost frozen Status and plans

17. 17 december 2003 Gert-Jan Nooren 17 Beam tests Integration in real Cern environment: read-out chain proven up to ADC Sensor quality problem revealed: Canberra takes action ITS = SPD + SDD + SSD beamtest end 2005 Module production Helsinki is bonding chips at production speed 2 + 7 modules produced, yield and speed ‘unknown’ Testing infrastructure for chips and hybrids fully operational Strasbourg and Trieste (MIPOT) starting in Q1 Read-out EndCap ready for mass production FEROM design ready, first prototype Q2 Patchpanels and cables layout almost frozen Assembly First ladder Q1/Q2 Module testing with laser set-up Status and plans

18. 17 december 2003 Gert-Jan Nooren 18 June 2003 beam tests module SN0003 Charge matching N P