Results on diamond timing detector for the TOTEM experiment

We describe the results and status of our R&D; on diamond timing detectors for the TOTEM experiment at CERN. Tests with commercial devices have been done and here reported; the unsatisfactory results push us to design a new detector. We present test beams results and the front-end electronics, critical point of the design. Efficiency studies and timing performance dependence from detector capacitance will be also reported