Fully depleted and backside biased monolithic CMOS image sensor [PDF]
, 2016 We are presenting a novel concept for a fully depleted, monolithic, pinned photodiode CMOS image sensor using reverse substrate bias. The principle of operation allows the manufacture of backside illuminated CMOS sensors with active thickness in excess ...
Clarke, Andrew S. +2 more
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Method and Error Analysis of Heavy-ion Radiation Detection Using CMOS Image Sensors
Yuanzineng kexue jishuSpace radiation, particularly heavy ions, poses a significant threat to the reliability and longevity of electronic systems onboard satellites. Traditional dedicated radiation detectors are often costly, bulky, and power-intensive, limiting their ...
LIU Xinfei1, 2, 3, 4, WEN Lin2, 3, 4, , LI Yudong2, 3, 4, , GUO Qi2, 3, 4
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In-Depth Analysis on Radiation Induced Multi-Level Dark Current Random Telegraph Signal in Silicon Solid State Image Sensors [PDF]
, 2017 Radiation-induced phenomena constitute a big concern for image sensors dedicated to space application. Particles(such as protons or electrons) can impact the crystalline structure of the detector and create switches in the dark response.
Belloir, Jean-Marc +5 more
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CMOS Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors (MAPS) for future vertex detectors [PDF]
, 2006 This paper reviews the development of CMOS Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors (MAPS) for future vertex detectors. MAPS are developed in a standard CMOS technology.
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DESIGN OF A BURST MODE ULTRA HIGH-SPEED LOW-NOISE CMOS IMAGE SENSOR [PDF]
, 2023 Ultra-high-speed (UHS) image sensors are of interest for studying fast scientific phenomena and may also be useful in medicine. Several published studies have recently achieved frame rates of up to millions of frames per second (Mfps) using advanced ...
Yue, Xin
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Dark Current Blooming in Pinned Photodiode CMOS Image Sensors [PDF]
, 2017 This paper demonstrates the existence of dark current blooming in pinned photodiode CMOS image sensors with the support of both experimental measurements and TCAD simulations.
Belloir, Jean-Marc +8 more
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Dark Current Sharing and Cancellation Mechanisms in CMOS Image Sensors Analyzed by TCAD Simulations [PDF]
, 2017 TCAD simulations are conducted on a 4T PPD pixel, on a conventional gated photodiode, and finally on a radiation hardened pixel. Simulations consist in demonstrating that it is possible to reduce the dark current due to interface states brought by the ...
Goiffon, Vincent +4 more
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On The Pixel Level Estimation of Pinning Voltage, Pinned Photodiode Capacitance and Transfer Gate Channel Potential [PDF]
, 2013 The pinning voltage extraction method proposed by Tan et al. is analyzed to clarify its benefits and limitations. It is demonstrated that this simple measurement can bring much more useful information than the pinning voltage, such as the pinned ...
Cervantes, Paola +7 more
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Physical Characteristics, Sensors and Applications of 2D/3DIntegrated CMOS Photodiodes [PDF]
, 2015 Two-dimensional photodiodes are reversely biased at a reasonable voltage whereas 3D photodiodes are likely operated at the Geiger mode. How to design integrated 2D and 3D photodiodes is investigated in terms of quantum efficiency, dark current, crosstalk,
Chen, Oscal T.-C. +2 more
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, 2017 An image sensor of the type for providing charge multiplication by impact ionisation has plurality of multiplication elements. Each element is arranged to receive charge from photosensitive elements of an image area and each element comprises a sequence ...
Holland, Andrew, Stefanov, Konstantin
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