An ultra-low power current-mode CMOS image sensor with energy harvesting capability

ESSCIRC 2010 - 36th European Solid State Circuits Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 126-129

  Tang, Fang ^a   Cao, Yuan ^a   Bermak, Amine ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

APS; CMOS imager; Current mode; Low power

Indexed keywords

A/D CONVERTER; ACTIVE PIXEL SENSOR; APS; CMOS IMAGE SENSOR; CMOS IMAGER; CURRENT MODE; FABRICATED CHIPS; FILL-FACTOR; ILLUMINATION LEVELS; IMAGE CAPTURES; LOW POWER; M-TECHNOLOGIES; ON CHIPS; OUT-PHASE; PERIPHERAL CONTROL; PIXEL PITCH; POWER CONSUMPTION; TOTAL CHIP AREA; TRANSCONDUCTANCE AMPLIFIER; TRIODE REGION; ULTRA-LOW POWER; ULTRA-LOW POWER CONSUMPTION;

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; DIGITAL CAMERAS; HARVESTING; IMAGE SENSORS; PIXELS;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 78650332917     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ESSCIRC.2010.5619822     Document Type: Conference Paper

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