Title: Current-mode CMOS image sensor using lateral bipolar phototransistors
Abstract:A current-mode image sensor has been designed using current mirrors with amplifying device ratios. Prototype sensors have been fabricated in a standard 0.18-/spl mu/m CMOS technology. Image capture is...A current-mode image sensor has been designed using current mirrors with amplifying device ratios. Prototype sensors have been fabricated in a standard 0.18-/spl mu/m CMOS technology. Image capture is demonstrated from two 70 /spl times/ 48 pixel arrays, using photodiodes and lateral bipolar phototransistors as the photodetectors. The latter type displays a reduced fixed pattern noise, while linearity is similar to that of the photodiode pixel. The lateral bipolar phototransistor pixels also show a greater response in the red region of the visible spectrum.Read More
Publication Year: 2003
Publication Date: 2003-12-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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