• DocumentCode
    3036466
  • Title

    Investigation of Dark Current Random Telegraph Signal in Pinned PhotoDiode CMOS Image Sensors

  • Author

    Goiffon, Vincent ; Virmontois, Cédric ; Magnan, Pierre

  • Author_Institution
    Image Sensor Res. Team, Univ. de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    5-7 Dec. 2011
  • Abstract
    The characteristics of Dark Current Random Telegraph Signal (DC-RTS), observed in Pinned PhotoDiode (PPD) CMOS Image Sensors (CIS), are investigated thanks to a dedicated analysis tool. Our results demonstrate, for the first time in PPD CIS, that this DC-RTS is due to meta-stable oxide interface SRH generation centers located in the transfer gate depletion region.
  • Keywords
    CMOS image sensors; photodiodes; telegraphy; dark current random telegraph signal; dedicated analysis tool; meta-stable oxide interface SRH generation centers; pinned photodiode CMOS image sensors; transfer gate depletion region; Correlation; Dark current; Electric fields; Logic gates; Noise; Photodiodes; Random access memory;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), 2011 IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Washington, DC
  • ISSN
    0163-1918
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0506-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0163-1918
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEDM.2011.6131514
  • Filename
    6131514