Column-parallel ADCs for CMOS image sensors and their FoM-based evaluations

S Kawahito - IEICE Transactions on Electronics, 2018 - search.ieice.org
This paper reviews architectures and topologies for column-parallel analog-to-digital
converters (ADCs) used for CMOS image sensors (CISs) and discusses the performance of …

HDR CMOS image sensors for automotive applications

I Takayanagi, R Kuroda - IEEE Transactions on Electron …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Because of various purposes and high dynamic range (HDR) of brightness of objects in
automotive applications, HDR image capture is a primary requirement. In this article, HDR …

An over 120 dB single exposure wide dynamic range CMOS image sensor with two-stage lateral overflow integration capacitor

Y Fujihara, M Murata, S Nakayama… - IEEE transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a prototype linear response single exposure CMOS image sensor with
two-stage lateral overflow integration capacitors (LOFIC) exhibiting over the 120-dB dynamic …

Image sensor with sensitivity control and sensitivity based wide dynamic range

T Ayers, C Adams, J Reyneri, J Kang, J Monti - US Patent 8,537,241, 2013 - Google Patents
(51) Int. Cl. H04N 5/235(2006.01) In one embodiment, a method for sensing an image of a
scene H04N 5/335(2011.01) includes receiving incident light at a image sensing device …

Automotive 8.3 MP CMOS image sensor with 150 dB dynamic range and light flicker mitigation

M Innocent, S Velichko, D Lloyd, J Beck… - 2021 IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents an 8.3 MP image sensor for automotive applications. The sensor has a
2.1 μm pixel with overflow to a low gain capacitor and a triple gain readout. This pixel is a …

[PDF][PDF] A 1280× 1080 4.2 µm split-diode pixel hdr sensor in 110 nm bsi cmos process

T Willassen, J Solhusvik, R Johansson… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - imagesensors.org
A triple exposure, high dynamic range (HDR), CMOS image sensor with an active array size
of 1280 x 1080, and sub 1e-noise floor is presented. This sensor is the first sensor that …

Process module for increasing the response of backside illuminated photosensitive imagers and associated methods

H Haddad, J McKee, J Jiang, D Miller… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
Backside illuminated photosensitive devices and associated methods are provided. In one
aspect, for example, a back side-illuminated photosensitive imager device can include a …

A Low Power Digitizer with Piecewise-Linear Counting Technique for High Dynamic Range Nonacell-Based 3-D-Stacked CMOS Image Sensor

J Jun, H Yang, B Yoon, Y Kim… - 2023 IEEE International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper describes a low power digitizer for 3D-stacked high dynamic range (HDR) CMOS
image sensors (CIS). It digitizes the electrical output signals from the pixel array on the …

[PDF][PDF] 140 db dynamic range sub-electron noise floor image sensor

S Velichko, S Johnson, D Pates, C Silsby… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - imagesensors.org
In the real world we are surrounded by scenery with dynamic range in excess of 140 dB
(10,000,000: 1) during daylight and more than 100 dB during night. Sensors for automotive …

Photosensitive imaging devices and associated methods

H Haddad, J McKee, J Jiang, D Miller… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
Backside illuminated photosensitive devices and associated methods are provided. In one
aspect, for example, a back side-illuminated photosensitive imager device can include a …