DocumentCode
105248
Title
A Review of the Pinned Photodiode for CCD and CMOS Image Sensors
Author
Fossum, Eric R. ; Hondongwa, Donald B.
Author_Institution
Thayer Sch. of Eng., Dartmouth Coll., Hanover, NH, USA
Volume
2
Issue
3
fYear
2014
fDate
May-14
Firstpage
33
Lastpage
43
Abstract
The pinned photodiode is the primary photodetector structure used in most CCD and CMOS image sensors. This paper reviews the development, physics, and technology of the pinned photodiode.
Keywords
CCD image sensors; CMOS image sensors; p-i-n photodiodes; photodetectors; CCD image sensor; CMOS image sensor; pinned photodiode; primary photodetector structure; CMOS image sensors; CMOS integrated circuits; Charge coupled devices; Charge transfer; Electric potential; Photodiodes; CMOS active pixel image sensor (CIS); Charge-coupled device (CCD); photodetector; pinned photodiode (PPD); pixel;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electron Devices Society, IEEE Journal of the
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
2168-6734
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JEDS.2014.2306412
Filename
6742594
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