Feedforward Effect in Standard CMOS Pinned Photodiodes

Sarkar, Mukul; Büttgen, Bernhard; Theuwissen, Albert

doi:10.1109/ted.2013.2238675

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“…The pinned photodiode (PPD) and a transfer gate (TG) with non-uniform doping are important components for most pixel designs. The implantations of PPD and TG must be carefully optimized in order to achieve the high charge transfer efficiency, low dark current, and large full well capacity (FWC) [2]- [4]. A small variation on the transfer gate design and technology will impact the performance dramatically.…”

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confidence: 99%

Analysis of Transfer Gate Doping Profile Influence on Dark Current and FWC in CMOS Image Sensors

Chen

Gao

2021

IEEE J. Electron Devices Soc.

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Analysis of Transfer Gate Doping Profile Influence on Dark Current and FWC in CMOS Image Sensors

Chen

Gao

2021

IEEE J. Electron Devices Soc.

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“…Dark current can be defined as the residual current that flows through a photo-sensible device when there is no incident radiation upon it [38], due to the random generation of electrons. Dark current is temperature-dependent [39], and its effects increase with increasing temperature.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Dark current is temperature-dependent [39], and its effects increase with increasing temperature. The aim of the experiments was first to establish if dark current levels were uniform across all 640 spatial pixels in an array and to identify ‘hot pixels’, i.e., pixels in DN or radiance values with above-average dark current levels due to saturation [38]. To assess the spatial response, the value for each pixel–waveband combination along all the frames was averaged, and variability was assessed through the standard deviation.…”

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Radiometric Assessment of a UAV-Based Push-Broom Hyperspectral Camera

Barreto

Johansen

Angel

et al. 2019

Sensors

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The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for Earth and environmental sensing has increased significantly in recent years. This is particularly true for multi- and hyperspectral sensing, with a variety of both push-broom and snap-shot systems becoming available. However, information on their radiometric performance and stability over time is often lacking. The authors propose the use of a general protocol for sensor evaluation to characterize the data retrieval and radiometric performance of push-broom hyperspectral cameras, and illustrate the workflow with the Nano-Hyperspec (Headwall Photonics, Boston USA) sensor. The objectives of this analysis were to: (1) assess dark current and white reference consistency, both temporally and spatially; (2) evaluate spectral fidelity; and (3) determine the relationship between sensor-recorded radiance and spectroradiometer-derived reflectance. Both the laboratory-based dark current and white reference evaluations showed an insignificant increase over time (<2%) across spatial pixels and spectral bands for >99.5% of pixel–waveband combinations. Using a mercury/argon (Hg/Ar) lamp, the hyperspectral wavelength bands exhibited a slight shift of 1-3 nm against 29 Hg/Ar wavelength emission lines. The relationship between the Nano-Hyperspec radiance values and spectroradiometer-derived reflectance was found to be highly linear for all spectral bands. The developed protocol for assessing UAV-based radiometric performance of hyperspectral push-broom sensors showed that the Nano-Hyperspec data were both time-stable and spectrally sound.

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“…In order to obtain a better understanding of the entire exposure phase, an exposure model is presented in [10] to analyze the long exposure time noise. However, in this model, the input charge and emission charge caused by the feedforward effect are independent of each other [11]. Therefore, the model could not distinguish the influence of photogenerated charge and dark current-induced charge on the PD output feature.…”

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Analytical Modeling of Exposure Process in Pinned Photodiode CMOS Image Sensors

Gao

Gong

Gao

et al. 2020

IEEE J. Electron Devices Soc.

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The output features of pixels in CMOS image sensors (CISs) are influenced by different exposure conditions. This paper presents an analytical model to describe the output characteristics of the exposure process in pinned photodiode (PPD) CMOS image sensors with the accumulation of three charge sources: photogenerated charge, p-n junction-generated charge, and emission charge. In the proposed model, the difference between the time-based and light intensity-based photo response process is illustrated. The model also reveals the relationship between photodiode potential and light intensity at different exposure values. At the low exposure values, the PD potential increases with light intensity, and a contrary trend is observed at the high exposure values. This concludes that a larger linear output range can be obtained in high light intensity conditions. Furthermore, the improved model provides development analysis in terms of light intensity influence for long exposure time noise. The models were verified with technology computer-aided design simulation and the test devices were fabricated using a 0.18-μm CIS process. The model demonstrates good consistency with simulation and measured results.

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Feedforward Effect in Standard CMOS Pinned Photodiodes

Cited by 22 publications

References 4 publications

Analysis of Transfer Gate Doping Profile Influence on Dark Current and FWC in CMOS Image Sensors

Analysis of Transfer Gate Doping Profile Influence on Dark Current and FWC in CMOS Image Sensors

Radiometric Assessment of a UAV-Based Push-Broom Hyperspectral Camera

Analytical Modeling of Exposure Process in Pinned Photodiode CMOS Image Sensors

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