• DocumentCode
    2959212
  • Title

    Pixel-level ADC by small charge quantum counting

  • Author

    Peizerat, A. ; Arques, M. ; Villard, P. ; Martin, J.-L. ; Bouvier, G.

  • Author_Institution
    CEA/LETI, Grenoble
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    10-13 Dec. 2006
  • Firstpage
    423
  • Lastpage
    426
  • Abstract
    A pixel-level ADC technique for CMOS image sensors is presented. As the charge represents accurately the amount of illumination, the principle consists in counting small charge packets which come from the detector. Based on a 0.13 mum CMOS technology, simulation results and first measurements are presented showing that the LSB value can be reduced to 1900 electrons with a static power of 250 nW per pixel. For the moment, due to the available technology, this technique, is restricted to medium size pixels, i.e. 50x50 mum2.
  • Keywords
    CMOS image sensors; analogue-digital conversion; counting circuits; photon counting; readout electronics; smart pixels; CMOS image sensors; pixel-level ADC technique; size 0.13 mum; small charge packet counting; CMOS image sensors; CMOS technology; Counting circuits; Detectors; Image converters; Lighting; Linearity; Pixel; Trigger circuits; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electronics, Circuits and Systems, 2006. ICECS '06. 13th IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Nice
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0395-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1-4244-0395-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICECS.2006.379815
  • Filename
    4263393
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2959212