TY - JOUR
T1 - A complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor image sensor with 2.0 e - random noise and 110 ke- full well capacity and noise measurement of pixel transistors using column source follower readout circuits
AU - Kohara, Takahiro
AU - Lee, Woonghee
AU - Mizobuchi, Koichi
AU - Sugawa, Shigetoshi
PY - 2010/4
Y1 - 2010/4
N2 - A low noise complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor without degradation of saturation performance has been developed by using column amplifiers of the gains of about 1.0 in a lateral overflow integration capacitor technology. The 1/4-in., 4.5-mm pitch, 800H × 600V pixels CMOS image sensor fabricated by a 0.18-μm 2-poly 3-metal CMOS technology including a buried pinned photo-diode structure has achieved fully linear response, 0.98 column readout gain, 104-μV/e - conversion gain, 2.0-e- total random noise, 110,000-e- full well capacity and 95-dB dynamic range in one exposure. Moreover, the random noise of the developed readout circuits has been reduced to 0.5-e- without degradation of saturation performance. As a result, the behaviors of pixel noises have been accurately measured. Operating condition dependency of the random noise generated by pixel transistors has been measured by using the developed readout circuits. In addition, considering the result of the measurements, we optimize pixel operating condition.
AB - A low noise complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor without degradation of saturation performance has been developed by using column amplifiers of the gains of about 1.0 in a lateral overflow integration capacitor technology. The 1/4-in., 4.5-mm pitch, 800H × 600V pixels CMOS image sensor fabricated by a 0.18-μm 2-poly 3-metal CMOS technology including a buried pinned photo-diode structure has achieved fully linear response, 0.98 column readout gain, 104-μV/e - conversion gain, 2.0-e- total random noise, 110,000-e- full well capacity and 95-dB dynamic range in one exposure. Moreover, the random noise of the developed readout circuits has been reduced to 0.5-e- without degradation of saturation performance. As a result, the behaviors of pixel noises have been accurately measured. Operating condition dependency of the random noise generated by pixel transistors has been measured by using the developed readout circuits. In addition, considering the result of the measurements, we optimize pixel operating condition.
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U2 - 10.1143/JJAP.49.04DE02
DO - 10.1143/JJAP.49.04DE02
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77952707278
VL - 49
JO - Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers & Short Notes
JF - Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers & Short Notes
SN - 0021-4922
IS - 4 PART 2
M1 - 04DE02
ER -