An 84 pW/frame per pixel current-mode CMOS image sensor with energy harvesting capability

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 720-726

  Tang, Fang ^a   Bermak, Amine ^a  

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

Author keywords

Active pixel sensor (APS); CMOS image sensor; current mode; energy harvest; low power

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE PIXEL SENSOR; CMOS IMAGE SENSOR; CURRENT MODE; ENERGY HARVEST; LOW POWER;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; DIGITAL CAMERAS; ENERGY HARVESTING; IMAGE SENSORS; SENSOR NETWORKS;

PIXELS;

EID: 84856852793     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2011.2138128     Document Type: Article

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