WORKSHOP PAPER
0.5e- rms Read Noise CMOS Image Sensors and Sub-Electron Image Processing for Night Vision Application
Abstract
In this paper, the 0.5e- root mean square (rms) read noise 9.5Mpixel 4K HWK4123 and 1.6M pixel HWK1411 sensors realized with 65nm CMOS Image Sensor (CIS) technology are presented. These sensors are designed for very low-light imaging applications such as night vision. The paper discusses the sensor architecture and analog signal path used to achieve very low read noise, their performances and comparison, showing the high near-infrared quantum efficiency. Furthermore, SNR measurements and sub-electron images and video processing results based on these sensors are shown.Keywords
Low-Light Imaging, CMOS Image Sensors, Night Vision,References
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