Title :
Second Generation Current Mode Active Pixel Sensor
Author :
Wah, C.K. ; Bermak, A. ; Boussaid, F.
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Abstract :
In this paper, a second generation current mode active pixel sensor is presented. It uses a faster operating technique based on the simultaneous reset/read-out of pixels. It improves the voltage swing at the sensing node from 1.3V to 2.3V in a 3.3V CMOS process.
Keywords :
CMOS image sensors; CMOS process; CMOS technology; Circuits; Digital images; Dynamic range; Energy consumption; Power engineering and energy; Threshold voltage; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Electron Devices and Solid-State Circuits, 2005 IEEE Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9339-2
DOI :
10.1109/EDSSC.2005.1635375
