Sub-1-V CMOS image sensor using time-based readout circuit

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 222-227

  Cho, Kunhee ^a   Lee, Dongmyung ^a   Lee, Jeonghwan ^a   Han, Gunhee ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CMOS active pixel sensor; CMOS image sensor (CIS); Low power; Low voltage; Time based readout (TBR)

Indexed keywords

CMOS ACTIVE PIXEL SENSORS; CMOS IMAGE SENSOR; DYNAMIC RANGE; GATE TRANSISTORS; LOW POWER; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE; PROTOTYPE CHIP; READ-OUT CIRCUIT; STANDARD CMOS; VOLTAGE SIGNALS;

BREEDER REACTORS; DIGITAL CAMERAS; DIGITAL IMAGE STORAGE; IMAGE SENSORS;

PIXELS;

EID: 73349112852     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TED.2009.2035194     Document Type: Article

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