A low-noise wide dynamic range CMOS image sensor with low and high temperatures resistance

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6816, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Mizobuchi, Koichi ^a   Adachi, Satoru ^a   Tejada, Jose ^a   Oshikubo, Hiromichi ^a   Akahane, Nana ^b   Sugawa, Shigetoshi ^b  

^a Texas Instruments Japan Ltd   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Image sensor; Low dark current; Temperature resistant; Wide dynamic range

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; LOW NOISE AMPLIFIERS; PHOTODIODES; PIXELS;

LOW DARK CURRENT; WIDE DYNAMIC RANGE;

IMAGE SENSORS;

EID: 43449088535     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.765871     Document Type: Conference Paper

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