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A new 0.8 µm CMOS image sensor with low RTS noise and high full well capacity
Abstract
This is a report of a new 0.8µm, 32 mega pixel CMOS image sensor (CIS) with OmniVision second-generation (Gen2) stacking technology. In this work, a pixel layout was redesigned and a vertical transfer gate (VTG) was developed to achieve low noise and high full well capacity (FWC). The sensor achieved a total read noise of 1.2e-rms and a linear FWC of 5000e-. The random telegraph signal (RTS) noise was reduced 70% compared with that of a 0.9µm pixel. Other pixel performance improvements are also realized in this work.Keywords
CMOS image sensor, low RTS noise, high full well capacity,References
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