• 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