基于自适应集成电容器的高动态像素结构
Suiyang Liu1, Zhongjie Guo1, Ruiming Xu1
1Department of Electronic Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, No. 5, Jinhua South Road, Xi'an 710048, China.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|November 25, 2023
概括
这项研究引入了一种新的红外图像传感器像素结构,使用自适应电容. 这种设计克服了噪音和全井容量之间的权衡,显著提高了红外成像的动态范围.
科学领域:
- 红外成像技术是红外成像技术.
- 半导体设备物理学 半导体设备物理
背景情况:
- 红外焦平面集成挑战了动态范围的改善.
- 一个关键的限制是噪音和充分井容量之间的权衡.
研究的目的:
- 为红外图像传感器提出一个高度动态的像素结构.
- 为了解决在不同光线条件下传统像素设计的局限性.
主要方法:
- 使用了适应电容设计,采用了反向MOS电容器.
- 使用55nmCMOS工艺技术实现了一个12,288 × 12,288像素阵列.
主要成果:
- 拟议的像素结构显示适应电容从6.5 fF变化到37.5 fF随着光强度的增加.
- 实现了一个小的像素大小 (5.5μm × 5.5μm) 与一个大的全井容量 (1.31 Me−).
- 证明了可变的转换增益,噪声低于0.43e−,动态范围超过130dB.
结论:
- 适应容量像素结构有效地解决了噪音-满井容量冲突.
- 这一创新使红外图像传感器在各种照明条件下实现高动态范围性能.
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