A reset row-by-row CMOS readout circuit for focal plane array

Author

Chen Zhongjian ; Gao Jun ; Lu Wengao ; Liu Jing ; Cui Wentao ; Tang Ju ; Zhang Tianyi ; Ji Lijiu ; Zhao Jianzhong ; Dong Shuo

Author_Institution

Inst. of Microelectron., Peking Univ., Beijing, China

Volume

1

fYear

2003

fDate

21-24 Oct. 2003

Firstpage

552

Abstract

An improved CMOS snapshot readout structure called RRSCA (Reset Row-by-row Snapshot Charge Amplifier) for infrared focal plane array (IRFPA) is presented in this paper. The pixel circuits in RRSCA readout structure are reset row by row after each row´s pixel signals were readout to the column stage in parallel and pixel circuit is very simple including only three MOSFETs. Thus, the RRSCA readout structure is very suitable for the readout circuit design with large-format and very small pixel size such as 30*30 or 25*25 μm². An experimental 130 × 130 RRSCA chip has been fabricated with 1.2-μm Double-Poly Double-Metal (DPDM) n-well CMOS technology. Both simulation results and experimental results are presented.

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; focal planes; integrated circuit design; readout electronics; CMOS snapshot readout structure; IRFPA; MOSFET; RRSCA chip; complementary metal oxide semiconductor technology; double poly double metal n-well CMOS technology; infrared focal plane array; metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor; pixel circuits; readout circuit design; reset row-by-row CMOS readout circuit; reset row-by-row snapshot charge amplifier; rows pixel signals;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

ASIC, 2003. Proceedings. 5th International Conference on

ISSN

1523-553X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7889-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICASIC.2003.1277609

Filename

1277609