Analog Read Noise and Quantizer Threshold Estimation From Quanta Image Sensor Bit Density
IEEE Journal of the Electron Devices Society, 2022 Estimation of the analog read noise level and quantizer threshold level to within a few hundredths of an electron can be obtained by measuring the output bit density, D, of a single-bit quanta image sensor (1bQIS) as a function of quanta exposure, H ...
Eric R. Fossum
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Novel readout circuit architecture for CMOS image sensors minimizing RTS noise [PDF]
, 2011 This letter presents a novel readout architecture and its associated readout sequence for complementary metal–oxide– semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors (CISs) based on switch biasing techniques in order to reduce noisy pixel numbers induced by in-pixel
Philippe Martin-Gonthier +3 more
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Research-grade CMOS image sensors for remote sensing applications [PDF]
, 2004 Imaging detectors are key elements for optical instruments and sensors on board space missions dedicated to Earth observation (high resolution imaging, atmosphere spectroscopy...), Solar System exploration (micro cameras, guidance for autonomous vehicle.
Belliot, Pierre +8 more
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A new blind image conversion complexity metric for intelligent CMOS image sensors
IET Image Processing, 2021 Many algorithms have been developed for complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors to speed up analogue‐to‐digital (A‐to‐D) conversion of captured images.
Mohamed R. Elmezayen, Suat U. Ay
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Design of an Edge-Detection CMOS Image Sensor with Built-in Mask Circuits
Sensors, 2020 In this paper, we propose a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor (CIS) that has built-in mask circuits to selectively capture either edge-detection images or normal 8-bit images for low-power computer vision applications. To detect
Minhyun Jin +3 more
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Human Body-Related Disease Diagnosis Systems Using CMOS Image Sensors: A Systematic Review
Sensors, 2021 According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the average human life expectancy is 78.8 years. Specifically, 3.2 million deaths are reported yearly due to heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, and COVID-19.
Suparshya Babu Sukhavasi +4 more
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Displacement Damage Effects in Pinned Photodiode CMOS Image Sensors [PDF]
, 2012 This paper investigates the effects of displacement damage in Pinned Photodiode (PPD) CMOS Image Sensors (CIS) using proton and neutron irradiations. The DDD ranges from 12 TeV/g to ${1.2 times 10^{6}}$ TeV/g.
Bardoux, A. +9 more
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CMOS detectors for space applications: from R&D to operational program with large volume foundry [PDF]
, 2010 Nowadays, CMOS image sensors are widely considered for space applications. The use of CIS (CMOS Image sensor) processes has significantly enhanced their performances such as dark current, quantum efficiency and conversion gain.
Breart de Boisanger, Michel +13 more
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Radiation Effects in Pinned Photodiode CMOS Image Sensors: Pixel Performance Degradation Due to Total Ionizing Dose [PDF]
, 2012 Several Pinned Photodiode (PPD) CMOS Image Sensors (CIS) are designed, manufactured, characterized and exposed biased to ionizing radiation up to 10 kGy(SiO2 ).
Goiffon, Vincent +20 more
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Fast and Easy Sensor Adaptation With Self-Training
IEEE Access, 2023 Object detectors based on deep neural networks have the disadvantage that new labels should be acquired whenever the complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor (CIS) is changed.
Jinhyuk Choi +3 more
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