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The next generation of silicon pixel detectors at high energy physics experiments sets unprecedented and extreme requirements to the microelectronic systems that are used to read out the sensors. Front-end integrated circuits will have to provide advanced analog and digital signal processing functions in high-density pixel readout cells, while handling huge data rates, operating at low power and standing extreme radiation levels. The scientific reach of future experiments will rely on the performance of these front-end systems and on the capability of leveraging technological advances in microelectronics. This talk is focused on the current effort to qualify advanced CMOS technology nodes and develop chip designs addressing the needs and the technical challenges of future applications. Analog functions such as signal amplification and discrimination are still crucial in these new designs, and the talk will discuss how analog performance is affected by technology scaling and by the operation in extreme radiation environments.
