A readout circuit for QWIP infrared detector arrays using current mirroring integration

European Solid-State Circuits Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 133-136

  Tepegoz, Murat ^a   Akin, Tayfun ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE STORAGE CAPACITY; CIRCUIT PROTOTYPE; CURRENT FEEDBACK; CURRENT MIRRORING; FABRICATED CHIPS; FEEDBACK STRUCTURE; LEAST SIGNIFICANT BITS; PHOTODETECTOR CURRENTS;

CAPACITANCE; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; INTEGRATION; PHOTONS; PIXELS; READOUT SYSTEMS;

INFRARED DETECTORS;

EID: 34548859061     PISSN: 19308833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ESSCIRC.2003.1257090     Document Type: Conference Paper

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