Multi-channel integrated circuit

A signal processing integrated circuit comprising at least one channel and each channel comprising an input, wherein at least one signal comes to said input, each channel further comprising:

• at least one amplifier coupled to said input for processing said at least one signal and producing at least one amplified signal;
• a processing circuit system for further processing said at least one amplified signal and producing at least one processed signal;
• at least one trigger circuit to produce at least one trigger signal using said at least one processed signal
• at least one peak hold or sample and hold circuit coupled to said processing circuit system and producing at least one peak hold or sample and hold signal;
• and
• an output circuit system for outputting at least one of said at least one processed signal and said at least one trigger signal and at least one peak hold or sample and hold signal responsive to said at least one signal.

A signal processing integrated circuit comprising at least one channel and each channel comprising an input, wherein at least one signal comes to said input, each channel further comprising:

• at least one amplifier coupled to said input for processing said at least one signal and producing at least one amplified signal;
• a processing circuit system for further processing said at least one amplified signal and producing at least one processed signal;
• at least one comparator coupled to said processing circuit system and producing at least one comparator output signal;
• at least one trigger circuit to produce at least one trigger signal using at least one of said at least one comparator output signal and at least one processed signal;
• and
• an output circuit system for outputting at least one of said at least one processed signal and said at least one trigger signal and at least one comparator output signal responsive to said at least one signal.

A signal processing integrated circuit comprising at least one channel and each channel comprising an input, wherein at least one signal comes to said input, each channel further comprising:

• at least one amplifier coupled to said input for processing said at least one signal and producing at least one amplified signal;
• a processing circuit system for further processing said at least one amplified signal and producing at least one processed signal;
• at least one trigger circuit to produce at least one trigger signal using said at least one processed signal
• a channel turn on and turn off system coupled to said processing circuit system, wherein the said channel turn on and turn off system produces at least one of the two actions;
• turns on selected channels and turns off selected channels;
• and
• an output circuit system for outputting at least one of said at least one processed signal from at least one turned on channel and said at least one trigger signal responsive to said at least one signal.

A signal processing integrated circuit comprising at least one channel and each channel comprising an input, wherein at least one signal comes to said input, each channel further comprising:

• at least one amplifier coupled to said input for processing said at least one signal and producing at least one amplified signal;
• a processing circuit system for further processing said at least one amplified signal and producing at least one processed signal;
• a at least one trigger circuit to produce at least one trigger signal using said at least one processed signal
• a time difference measurement circuit connected to said processing circuit system for measuring the arrival time difference between different said at least one channel of said at least one signal coming to said input of each channel;
• and
• an output circuit system for outputting at least one of said at least one processed signal and said at least one trigger signal and at least one time difference measurement responsive to said at least one signal.

A signal processing integrated circuit comprising at least one channel and each channel comprising an input, wherein at least one signal comes to said input, each channel further comprising:

• at least one amplifier coupled to said input for processing said at least one signal and producing at least one amplified signal;
• at least one pole zero cancellation circuit coupled to said at least one amplifier;
• a processing circuit system for further processing said at least one amplified signal processed by said at least one pole zero cancellation circuit and producing at least one processed signal;
• at least one trigger circuit to produce at least one trigger signal using said at least one processed signal;
• and
• an output circuit system for outputting at least one of said at least one processed signal and said at least one trigger signal responsive to said at least one signal.

A signal processing integrated circuit comprising at least one channel and each channel comprising at least one input, wherein at least one signal comes to said at least one input, each channel further comprising:

• at least one amplifier coupled to said at least one input processes said at least one signal and produces at least one amplified signal;
• a processing circuit system further processes said at least one amplified signal and produces at least one processed signal;
• at least one trigger circuit produces at least one trigger signal using said at least one processed signal;
• a control system configures and controls said integrated circuit;
• and
• an output system outputs at least one of said at least one processed signal and at least one trigger signal responsive to said at least one signal.

A signal processing integrated circuit comprising at least one channel and each channel comprising at least one input, wherein at least one signal comes to said at least one input, each channel further comprising:

• at least one amplifier coupled to said at least one input processes said at least one signal and produces at least one amplified signal;
• at least one pulse shaping circuit coupled to at least one of said at least one amplifier produce at least one shaped signal from said at least one pulse shaping circuit;
• a processing circuit system further processes said at least one shaped signal and produces at least one processed signal;
• at least one trigger circuit produces at least one trigger signal using said at least one processed signal;
• a control system configures and controls said integrated circuit;
• and
• an output system outputs at least one of said at least one processed signal and at least one trigger signal responsive to said at least one signal.