Ultra Low Noise CMOS Image Sensors

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Boukhayma, Assim (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Σειρά: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Θέματα: Electronics.; Microelectronics.; Signal processing.; Image processing.; Speech processing systems.; Electronic circuits.; Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation.; Signal, Image and Speech Processing.; Circuits and Systems.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: XIV, 180 p. 110 illus., 69 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319687742
• ISSN: 2190-5053
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-68774-2

This thesis provides a thorough noise analysis for conventional CIS readout chains, while also presenting and discussing a variety of noise reduction techniques that allow the read noise in standard processes to be optimized. Two physical implementations featuring sub-0.5-electron RMS are subsequently presented to verify the proposed noise reduction techniques and provide a full characterization of a VGA imager. Based on the verified noise calculation, the impact of the technology downscaling on the input-referred noise is also studied. Further, the thesis covers THz CMOS image sensors and presents an original design that achieves ultra-low-noise performance. Last but not least, it provides a comprehensive review of CMOS image sensors.