A wide dynamic-range CMOS image sensor using self-reset technique

IEEE Electron Device Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 890-892

  Park, Dongwon ^a   Rhee, Jehyuk ^b   Joo, Youngjoong ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b Advanced Pixel Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

CMOS image sensors; Pixel level A D converter (ADC); Self reset technique; Wide dynamic range (DR)

Indexed keywords

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; FABRICATION; IMAGE SENSORS; PIXELS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

PIXEL-LEVEL A/D CONVERTER; WIDE DYNAMIC-RANGE;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 34948874743     PISSN: 07413106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LED.2007.905396     Document Type: Article

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