A low reset noise CMOS image sensor (CIS) based on column-level feedback reset is proposed. A feedback loop was formed through an amplifier and a switch. A prototype CMOS image sensor was developed with a 0.18μm CI...A low reset noise CMOS image sensor (CIS) based on column-level feedback reset is proposed. A feedback loop was formed through an amplifier and a switch. A prototype CMOS image sensor was developed with a 0.18μm CIS process. Through matching the noise bandwidth and the bandwidth of the amplifier, with the falling time period of the reset impulse 6μs, experimental results show the reset noise level can experience up to 25 dB reduction. The proposed CMOS image sensor meets the demand of applications in high speed security surveillance systems, especially in low illumination.展开更多
A wide-dynamic-range CMOS image sensor(CIS) based on synthesis of a long-time and a short-time exposure signal in the floating diffusion(FD) of a five-transistor active pixel is proposed.With optimized pixel opera...A wide-dynamic-range CMOS image sensor(CIS) based on synthesis of a long-time and a short-time exposure signal in the floating diffusion(FD) of a five-transistor active pixel is proposed.With optimized pixel operation,the response curve is compressed and a wide dynamic range image is obtained.A prototype wide-dynamic-range CMOS image sensor was developed with a 0.18μm CIS process.With the double exposure time 2.4 ms and 70 ns,the dynamic range of the proposed sensor is 80 dB with 30 frames per second(fps).The proposed CMOS image sensor meets the demands of applications in security surveillance systems.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.60806010,60976030)the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China(No.200800561111)
文摘A low reset noise CMOS image sensor (CIS) based on column-level feedback reset is proposed. A feedback loop was formed through an amplifier and a switch. A prototype CMOS image sensor was developed with a 0.18μm CIS process. Through matching the noise bandwidth and the bandwidth of the amplifier, with the falling time period of the reset impulse 6μs, experimental results show the reset noise level can experience up to 25 dB reduction. The proposed CMOS image sensor meets the demand of applications in high speed security surveillance systems, especially in low illumination.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.60806010,60976030)the Tianjin Innovation Special Funds for Science and Technology,China(No.05FZZDGX00200).
文摘A wide-dynamic-range CMOS image sensor(CIS) based on synthesis of a long-time and a short-time exposure signal in the floating diffusion(FD) of a five-transistor active pixel is proposed.With optimized pixel operation,the response curve is compressed and a wide dynamic range image is obtained.A prototype wide-dynamic-range CMOS image sensor was developed with a 0.18μm CIS process.With the double exposure time 2.4 ms and 70 ns,the dynamic range of the proposed sensor is 80 dB with 30 frames per second(fps).The proposed CMOS image sensor meets the demands of applications in security surveillance systems.