Ultra Low Noise CMOS Image Sensors

Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Swizterland Reports best-in-class results obtained in standard CMOS processes

Shows how technology downscaling can improve the read noise in CIS

Reports comprehensive noise analysis and efficient noise reduction techniques verified with simulations and physical implementations

Inhalt

Introduction.- Low-Noise CMOS Image Sensors.- Noise Sources and Mechanisms in CIS.- Detailed Noise Analysis in Low-Noise CMOS Image Sensors.- Noise Reduction in CIS Readout Chains.- Design of a Sub-electron Readout Noise Pixel in a Standard CIS Process.- Characterization of a Sub-electron Readout Noise VGA Imager in a Standard CIS Process.- A Passive Switched-Capacitor Circuit For Correlated Multiple Sampling.- Downscaling Effects Towards Photon Counting Capability in CIS.- An Ultra Low Noise CMOS THz Imager.- Conclusion.