FRAME-TRANSFER CMOS ACTIVE PIXEL SENSOR WITH PIXEL PINNING

Authors
ZHOU ZM PAIN B FOSSUM ER
Citation
Zm. Zhou et al., FRAME-TRANSFER CMOS ACTIVE PIXEL SENSOR WITH PIXEL PINNING, I.E.E.E. transactions on electron devices, 44(10), 1997, pp. 1764-1768
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic","Physics, Applied
Journal title
I.E.E.E. transactions on electron devices → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189383
Volume
44
Issue
10
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1764 - 1768
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9383(1997)44:10<1764:FCAPSW>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The first frame-transfer CMOS active pixel sensor (APS) is reported. T he sensor architecture integrates an array of active pixels with an ar ray of passive memory cells. Charge integration amplifier-based readou t of the memory cells permits binning of pixels for variable resolutio n imaging. A 32 x 32 element prototype sensor with 24-mu m pixel pitch was fabricated in 1.2-mu m CMOS and demonstrated.