Theoretical Analysis and Optimization of CDS Signal Processing Method for CCD Image Sensors

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 1992, Pages 2497-2507

  Hynecek, Jaroslav ^a  

^a TEXAS INSTRUMENTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; CORRELATION DETECTORS; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; LOW PASS FILTERS; OPTIMIZATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

CCD IMAGE SENSORS; CDS SIGNAL PROCESSING; CORRELATED DOUBLE SAMPLING; SAMPLE-AND-HOLD CIRCUIT;

IMAGE SENSORS;

EID: 0026954427     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: 15579646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/16.163448     Document Type: Article

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