Design and test of an active pixel sensor (APS) for space applications

Jerome Goy; Bernard Courtois; Jean Michel Karam; Francis Pressecq

doi:10.1117/12.426945

15 May 2001 Design and test of an active pixel sensor (APS) for space applications

Jerome Goy, Bernard Courtois, Jean Michel Karam, Francis Pressecq

Proceedings Volume 4306, Sensors and Camera Systems for Scientific, Industrial, and Digital Photography Applications II; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.426945
Event: Photonics West 2001 - Electronic Imaging, 2001, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

A lot of studies have already ben realized on CMOS Image sensor but a few of them deals about the improvements which can be done to the commonly used pixel architecture. While this architecture of 3 or 4 transistors is very stable and has proved many times its efficiency, it still suffers form some weaknesses, in particular concerning the reduction of diode capacitance and the improvements which can be made on fixed pattern noise. This paper present studies and test results on some possible pixel architectures, and their characteristics. A 256 by 256 chip has been fabricated and its test showed the way of the study of a new high performance APS pixel.

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Jerome Goy, Bernard Courtois, Jean Michel Karam, and Francis Pressecq "Design and test of an active pixel sensor (APS) for space applications", Proc. SPIE 4306, Sensors and Camera Systems for Scientific, Industrial, and Digital Photography Applications II, (15 May 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.426945

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