Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61036004,60976030)
To improve the full well capacity (FWC) of a small size backside illuminated (BSI) CMOS image sensor (CIS), the effect of photodiode capacitance (Cpo) on FWC is studied, and a reformed pinned photodiode (PPD...
Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61036004,60976030)
In order to increase collection efficiency and eliminate image lag, multi n-type implants were introduced into the process of a pinned-photodiode. For the purpose of improving the collection efficiency, multi n-type i...
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.60806010,No.60976030)
A high speed column-parallel CDS/ADC circuit with nonlinearity compensation is proposed in this paper.The correlated double sampling (CDS) and analog-to-digital converter (ADC) functions are integrated in a threephase...
Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.60806010,60976030);the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China(No.200800561111)
A low reset noise CMOS image sensor (CIS) based on column-level feedback reset is proposed. A feedback loop was formed through an amplifier and a switch. A prototype CMOS image sensor was developed with a 0.18μm CI...
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.60806010,No.60976030);Tianjin Innovation Special Funds for Science and Technology (No.05FZZDGX00200)
A low cost of die area and power consumption CMOS image sensor readout circuit with fixed pattern noise(FPN) cancellation is proposed.By using only one coupling capacitor and switch in the double FPN cancelling correl...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.60806010,60976030);the Tianjin Innovation Special Funds for science and Technology,China(No.05FZZDGX00200)
Pixel image lag in a 4-T CMOS image sensor is analyzed and simulated in a two-dimensional model.Strategies of reducing image lag are discussed from transfer gate channel threshold voltage doping adjustment,PPD N-type ...
Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.60806010,60976030);the Tianjin Innovation Special Funds for science and Technology,China(No.05FZZDGX00200).
An approach to obtain the pinch-off voltage of 4-T pixel in CMOS image sensor is presented.This new approach is based on the assumption that the photon shot noise in image signal is impacted by a potential well struct...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.60806010,60976030);the Tianjin Innovation Special Funds for Science and Technology,China(No.05FZZDGX00200).
A wide-dynamic-range CMOS image sensor(CIS) based on synthesis of a long-time and a short-time exposure signal in the floating diffusion(FD) of a five-transistor active pixel is proposed.With optimized pixel opera...