CMOS active pixel image sensors

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 395, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 291-297

  Fossum, Eric R ^a  

^a Photobit   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; COST EFFECTIVENESS;

CMOS ACTIVE PIXEL IMAGE SENSORS;

IMAGE SENSORS;

EID: 0031207516     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(97)00812-7     Document Type: Article

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