CCD camera design and ASIC applications

Author

Chan, Wen-Hsin

Author_Institution

Ind. Technol. Res. Inst., Hsinchu, Taiwan

fYear

1995

fDate

18-22 Sep 1995

Firstpage

403

Lastpage

408

Abstract

A guideline for the design of a CCD camera is presented. A generalized camera system model contains the following key components: optical lens, CCD sensor, A/D converter, digital signal processor, and system controller. The characteristics of a CCD sensor, which dominates the system´s performance, is explained in-depth. The main parameters for system performance evaluation are noise, resolution, and modulation transfer function. Currently, to develop a digital signal processing ASIC is still a major effort in the CCD camera development. The general functions of a DSP/ASIC, which was developed in our laboratory, are described

Keywords

CCD image sensors; analogue-digital conversion; application specific integrated circuits; digital signal processing chips; integrated circuit noise; lenses; optical transfer function; A/D converter; ASIC applications; CCD camera design; CCD sensor; IC noise; digital signal processing ASIC; digital signal processor; modulation transfer function; optical lens; resolution; system controller; Application specific integrated circuits; Charge coupled devices; Charge-coupled image sensors; Digital cameras; Digital signal processing; Optical noise; Optical sensors; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems; System performance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

ASIC Conference and Exhibit, 1995., Proceedings of the Eighth Annual IEEE International

Conference_Location

Austin, TX

ISSN

1063-0988

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2707-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ASIC.1995.580757

Filename

580757