Light-Powered Starter for Micro-Power Boost DC–DC Converter for CMOS Image Sensors
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DOI: 10.1007/s00034-019-01194-y
Abstract: The design of a starter for a low-voltage, micro-power boost DC–DC converter intended for powering CMOS image sensors is presented. A unique feature of the starter is extremely low current, below 1 nA, supplying its control… read more here.
Keywords: image sensors; micro power; cmos image; boost converter ... See more keywords
A 14-bit 250kS/s Two-step Inverter-based Incremental SigmaDelta ADC for CMOS Image Sensor
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DOI: 10.1007/s10470-018-1238-x
Abstract: This paper presents a 14-bit Incremental Sigma-Delta $$(\varSigma \varDelta) $$ analog-to-digital converter suitable for column wise integration in a CMOS image sensor. A two step conversion is performed to improve the conversion speed. As the… read more here.
Keywords: cmos; cmos image; two step; inverter based ... See more keywords
Hydrogen diffusion behavior in CH2P-molecular-ion-implanted silicon wafers for CMOS image sensors
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mssp.2021.106211
Abstract: Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) stacked complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors require reduction in leakage current due to interface state defects at the SiO2/Si interface. Hydrocarbon molecular ion implanted silicon wafers have identified the hydrogen… read more here.
Keywords: molecular ion; image sensors; cmos image; ion ... See more keywords
Submicrometer Nanostructure-Based RGB Filters for CMOS Image Sensors
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DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.9b00021
Abstract: Digital color imaging relies on spectral filters on top of a pixelated sensor, such as a CMOS image sensor. An important parameter of imaging devices is their resolution, which depends on the size of the… read more here.
Keywords: spectral filters; nanostructure based; image; cmos image ... See more keywords
CMOS image sensors in ISSCC 2023
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DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/44/4/040202
Abstract: In IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) 2023, CMOS process is still the dominating fabrication technology for image sensors, and three-dimensional (3D) wafer-stacked process with Cu–Cu pixel-level connection has been adopted to achieve small pixel… read more here.
Keywords: isscc 2023; 2023 cmos; sensors isscc; cmos image ... See more keywords
A 2.03-mW CMOS Image Sensor With an Integrated Four-Stacked Charge-Recycling Driver for Image Signal Transmission
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DOI: 10.1109/access.2022.3207298
Abstract: We propose a CMOS image sensor with a dedicated low-power imaging mode and low-power integrated transmitter. The proposed CMOS image sensor selectively operates in dual mode: a high-quality mode with a 1.5 V supply voltage… read more here.
Keywords: low power; cmos image; power; image sensor ... See more keywords
A CMOS Image Sensor With Thermal Sensing Capability and Column Zoom ADCs
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DOI: 10.1109/jsen.2019.2954082
Abstract: This paper presents a CMOS image sensor (CIS) with a zoom ADC, to quantize in-pixel temperature sensors, as well as for faster readout speed of the image pixels while maintaining low quantization noise. The proposed… read more here.
Keywords: image sensor; cmos image; zoom adc; image ... See more keywords
Ultra-Low Power CMOS Image Sensor With Two-Step Logical Shift Algorithm-Based Correlated Double Sampling Scheme
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DOI: 10.1109/tcsi.2020.3012980
Abstract: This article presents an ultra-low power counter structure for a column-parallel single-slope analog-to-digital converter (SS-ADC) in CMOS image sensors. The proposed counter employs a two-step logical shift algorithm-based correlated double sampling (CDS) scheme. The logical… read more here.
Keywords: power; two step; logical shift; cmos image ... See more keywords
Compact Modeling of Charge Transfer in Pinned Photodiodes for CMOS Image Sensors
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DOI: 10.1109/ted.2018.2875946
Abstract: In this paper, we propose a physics-based compact model of the pinned photodiode (PPD) combined with the transfer gate. A set of analytical expressions is derived for the 2-D electrostatic profile, the PPD capacitance, and… read more here.
Keywords: image sensors; cmos image; model; transfer ... See more keywords
A High-Efficient Measurement System With Optimization Feature for Prototype CMOS Image Sensors
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DOI: 10.1109/tim.2018.2814118
Abstract: In this paper, a gray-scale CMOS image sensor (CIS) characterization system with an optimization feature has been proposed. By using a very fast and precise control of light intensity, based on the pulsewidth-modulation method, it… read more here.
Keywords: cmos image; optimization; system; system optimization ... See more keywords
Radiation Hardness Comparison of CMOS Image Sensor Technologies at High Total Ionizing Dose Levels
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DOI: 10.1109/tns.2018.2884037
Abstract: The impact of the manufacturing process on the radiation-induced degradation effects observed in CMOS image sensors (CISs) at the MGy total ionizing dose (TID) levels is investigated. Moreover, the vulnerability of the partially pinned PHDs… read more here.
Keywords: dark current; radiation; ionizing dose; cmos image ... See more keywords