DocumentCode
942901
Title
CMOS active pixel image sensor with simple floating gate pixels
Author
Nakamura, Jun-ichi ; Kemeny, Sabrina E. ; Fossum, Eric R.
Author_Institution
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Volume
42
Issue
9
fYear
1995
fDate
9/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1693
Lastpage
1694
Abstract
A new pixel structure using a simple floating gate (SFG) has been proposed. The pixel consists of a coupling capacitor, a photogate, a barrier gate and a MOS transistor. It features complete reset that results in no kTC noise and no image lag, high blooming overload protection, nondestructive readout (NDRO), and CMOS compatibility. Its basic operation has been confirmed with a 32(H)×27(V) pixel area array. Since the pixel structure is relatively simple, small pixel size is feasible
Keywords
CMOS integrated circuits; image sensors; nondestructive readout; 27 pixel; 32 pixel; 864 pixel; CMOS compatibility; CMOS image sensor; MOS transistor; NDRO; active pixel image sensor; barrier gate; coupling capacitor; floating gate pixels; high blooming overload protection; nondestructive readout; photogate; reset; CMOS image sensors; Capacitance; Image sensors; MOS capacitors; MOSFET circuits; Pixel; Propulsion; Sensor arrays; Space technology; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9383
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/16.405286
Filename
405286
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