4.8 A 0.44e<sup>−</sup>rms read-noise 32fps 0.5Mpixel high-sensitivity RG-less-pixel CMOS image sensor using bootstrapping reset

Seo, Min-Woong; Wang, Tongxi; Jun, Sung-Wook; Akahori, Tomoyuki; Kawahito, Shoji

doi:10.1109/isscc.2017.7870270

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“…Adaptive-gain amplification as shown in Fig. 7 is one of effective ways for low-noise extended dynamic range CISs [23], [78]. The gain is given by C 1 /C 2 .…”

Section: Cyclic Adc and Cyclic-based Pipelined Adcmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…4 [24], "SAR" [25]- [42], "Cyclic" [43]- [66], and "Delta-Sigma" [67]- [78]. The group of ADCs using the 1 storder incremental delta sigma modulator and extended conversion for the residue output [73]- [78] is categorized in the "Delta-Sigma". Figure 10 shows the noise versus pixel rate of CISs reported.…”

Section: Fom-based Performance Evaluation Of Column-parallel Adcs Formentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, most of those are demonstrated with experimentallyimplemented CIS chips, or quanta CIS using 1-bit ADC except for Ref. [78]. By excluding Ref.…”

Section: Fom-based Performance Evaluation Of Column-parallel Adcs Formentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The shifting of image sensor technology from CCD to CMOS is regarded as an evolution from "ANALOG" to "DIGITAL" in imaging semiconductor devices. Current CMOS image sensors often use an image signal readout architecture using column-parallel analogto-digital converters (ADCs) [1]- [78]. The column-parallel ADC allows us to read out image signals from the pixel array with less noise and higher bandwidth (or higher pixel rate) to process them with on-chip sophisticated digital image processing circuits and to transfer the image data to outside at very high pixel rate with no degradation of signal quality.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Column-Parallel ADCs for CMOS Image Sensors and Their FoM-Based Evaluations

Kawahito

2018

IEICE Trans. Electron.

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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 CISs using columnparallel ADCs based on figures-of-merit (FoM) with considering noise models which behave differently at low/middle and high pixel-rate regions. Various FoM considering different performance factors are defined. The defined FoM are applied to surveyed data on reported CISs using columnparallel ADCs which are categorized into 4 types; single slope, SAR, cyclic and delta-sigma ADCs. The FoM defined by (noise) 2 (power)/(pixel-rate) separately for low/middle and high pixel-rate regions well explains the frontline of the CIS' performance in all the pixel rates. Using the FoM defined by (noise) 2 (power)/(intrascene dynamic range)(pixel-rate), the effectiveness of recently-reported techniques for extended-dynamic-range CISs is clarified.

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“…Adaptive-gain amplification as shown in Fig. 7 is one of effective ways for low-noise extended dynamic range CISs [23], [78]. The gain is given by C 1 /C 2 .…”

Section: Cyclic Adc and Cyclic-based Pipelined Adcmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Fom-based Performance Evaluation Of Column-parallel Adcs Formentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, most of those are demonstrated with experimentallyimplemented CIS chips, or quanta CIS using 1-bit ADC except for Ref. [78]. By excluding Ref.…”

Section: Fom-based Performance Evaluation Of Column-parallel Adcs Formentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Column-Parallel ADCs for CMOS Image Sensors and Their FoM-Based Evaluations

Kawahito

2018

IEICE Trans. Electron.

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“…By virtue of the high conversion gain (CG) along the signal path, such an approach is capable of effectively reducing the input-referred noise of each pixel. Image sensors based on this architecture have been demonstrated in serval prior designs [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11], which exhibited excellent image capturing performance along with a very impressive photon-counting capability in respect of the superior noise performance. Nevertheless, the use of a fixed high-gain amplification in the pixel, either in the charge domain or the voltage domain, inevitably leads to degradation of the dynamic range (DR), thus resulting in undesired contrast loss in the final image.…”

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Temporal Noise Analysis of Charge-Domain Sampling Readout Circuits for CMOS Image Sensors

Theuwissen

2018

Sensors

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This paper presents a temporal noise analysis of charge-domain sampling readout circuits for Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors. In order to address the trade-off between the low input-referred noise and high dynamic range, a Gm-cell-based pixel together with a charge-domain correlated-double sampling (CDS) technique has been proposed to provide a way to efficiently embed a tunable conversion gain along the read-out path. Such readout topology, however, operates in a non-stationery large-signal behavior, and the statistical properties of its temporal noise are a function of time. Conventional noise analysis methods for CMOS image sensors are based on steady-state signal models, and therefore cannot be readily applied for Gm-cell-based pixels. In this paper, we develop analysis models for both thermal noise and flicker noise in Gm-cell-based pixels by employing the time-domain linear analysis approach and the non-stationary noise analysis theory, which help to quantitatively evaluate the temporal noise characteristic of Gm-cell-based pixels. Both models were numerically computed in MATLAB using design parameters of a prototype chip, and compared with both simulation and experimental results. The good agreement between the theoretical and measurement results verifies the effectiveness of the proposed noise analysis models.

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A 1/f noise optimized correlated multiple sampling technique for complementary metal oxide semiconductor image sensor

Ya-lei

Zha

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Circuit Theory & Apps

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SummaryCorrelated multiple sampling (CMS) technique is often used to reduce random noise in complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor, but as the number of samples increases, the suppression of 1/f noise by standard CMS based on averaging sampling gradually decreases. Therefore, in this paper, a 1/f noise optimized correlated multiple sampling (NOCMS) technique based on differentiated sampling weights is proposed. Transfer functions of standard CMS and NOCMS for analyzing the suppression effect of random noise respectively are derived based on the Fourier transform theory. And NOCMS shows a dramatic advantage in the suppression of 1/f noise. In addition, a circuit structure based on single‐slope analog‐to‐digital converter (SSADC) for implementing NOCMS is suggested. Ramp generator provides multiple sets of ramps with different slopes to quantify the reset and signal voltages of pixel output. Sampling weights are increased with the decrease of ramp slopes. The last reset and first signal values are weighted more due to their potentially higher correlations which highlights the principle of assigning weights. Simulation results under 110 nm CMOS technology illustrate that the input‐referred random noise is 142.9 V under standard CMS and 120.9 V under NOCMS when the number of samples equals 8. The noise reduction effect is improved by 15%. NOCMS makes it possible to further reduce 1/f noise of CMOS image sensor.

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4.8 A 0.44e⁻rms read-noise 32fps 0.5Mpixel high-sensitivity RG-less-pixel CMOS image sensor using bootstrapping reset

Cited by 16 publications

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Column-Parallel ADCs for CMOS Image Sensors and Their FoM-Based Evaluations

Column-Parallel ADCs for CMOS Image Sensors and Their FoM-Based Evaluations

Temporal Noise Analysis of Charge-Domain Sampling Readout Circuits for CMOS Image Sensors

A 1/f noise optimized correlated multiple sampling technique for complementary metal oxide semiconductor image sensor

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4.8 A 0.44e−rms read-noise 32fps 0.5Mpixel high-sensitivity RG-less-pixel CMOS image sensor using bootstrapping reset

Cited by 16 publications

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Column-Parallel ADCs for CMOS Image Sensors and Their FoM-Based Evaluations

Column-Parallel ADCs for CMOS Image Sensors and Their FoM-Based Evaluations

Temporal Noise Analysis of Charge-Domain Sampling Readout Circuits for CMOS Image Sensors

A 1/f noise optimized correlated multiple sampling technique for complementary metal oxide semiconductor image sensor

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4.8 A 0.44e⁻rms read-noise 32fps 0.5Mpixel high-sensitivity RG-less-pixel CMOS image sensor using bootstrapping reset