Noise Reduction Effect of Multiple-Sampling-Based Signal-Readout Circuits for Ultra-Low Noise CMOS Image Sensors
This paper discusses the noise reduction effect of multiple-sampling-based signal readout circuits for implementing ultra-low-noise image sensors. The correlated multiple sampling (CMS) technique has recently become an important technology for high-gain column readout circuits in low-noise CMOS imag...
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| description | This paper discusses the noise reduction effect of multiple-sampling-based signal readout circuits for implementing ultra-low-noise image sensors. The correlated multiple sampling (CMS) technique has recently become an important technology for high-gain column readout circuits in low-noise CMOS image sensors (CISs). This paper reveals how the column CMS circuits, together with a pixel having a high-conversion-gain charge detector and low-noise transistor, realizes deep sub-electron read noise levels based on the analysis of noise components in the signal readout chain from a pixel to the column analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The noise measurement results of experimental CISs are compared with the noise analysis and the effect of noise reduction to the sampling number is discussed at the deep sub-electron level. Images taken with three CMS gains of two, 16, and 128 show distinct advantage of image contrast for the gain of 128 (noise(median): 0.29 e−rms) when compared with the CMS gain of two (2.4 e−rms), or 16 (1.1 e−rms). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1fb8b5c9b98d403bb86046a6e47257882022-12-22T04:24:40ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202016-11-011611186710.3390/s16111867s16111867Noise Reduction Effect of Multiple-Sampling-Based Signal-Readout Circuits for Ultra-Low Noise CMOS Image SensorsShoji Kawahito0Min-Woong Seo1Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka 432-8011, JapanResearch Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka 432-8011, JapanThis paper discusses the noise reduction effect of multiple-sampling-based signal readout circuits for implementing ultra-low-noise image sensors. The correlated multiple sampling (CMS) technique has recently become an important technology for high-gain column readout circuits in low-noise CMOS image sensors (CISs). This paper reveals how the column CMS circuits, together with a pixel having a high-conversion-gain charge detector and low-noise transistor, realizes deep sub-electron read noise levels based on the analysis of noise components in the signal readout chain from a pixel to the column analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The noise measurement results of experimental CISs are compared with the noise analysis and the effect of noise reduction to the sampling number is discussed at the deep sub-electron level. Images taken with three CMS gains of two, 16, and 128 show distinct advantage of image contrast for the gain of 128 (noise(median): 0.29 e−rms) when compared with the CMS gain of two (2.4 e−rms), or 16 (1.1 e−rms).http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/11/1867ultra low noisemultiple correlated double samplingcorrelated multiple samplingcorrelated double samplingdifferential averagerCMOS image sensorreadout noise1/f noiseRTS noisenoise analysis |
| spellingShingle | Shoji Kawahito Min-Woong Seo Noise Reduction Effect of Multiple-Sampling-Based Signal-Readout Circuits for Ultra-Low Noise CMOS Image Sensors Sensors ultra low noise multiple correlated double sampling correlated multiple sampling correlated double sampling differential averager CMOS image sensor readout noise 1/f noise RTS noise noise analysis |
| title | Noise Reduction Effect of Multiple-Sampling-Based Signal-Readout Circuits for Ultra-Low Noise CMOS Image Sensors |
| title_full | Noise Reduction Effect of Multiple-Sampling-Based Signal-Readout Circuits for Ultra-Low Noise CMOS Image Sensors |
| title_fullStr | Noise Reduction Effect of Multiple-Sampling-Based Signal-Readout Circuits for Ultra-Low Noise CMOS Image Sensors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Noise Reduction Effect of Multiple-Sampling-Based Signal-Readout Circuits for Ultra-Low Noise CMOS Image Sensors |
| title_short | Noise Reduction Effect of Multiple-Sampling-Based Signal-Readout Circuits for Ultra-Low Noise CMOS Image Sensors |
| title_sort | noise reduction effect of multiple sampling based signal readout circuits for ultra low noise cmos image sensors |
| topic | ultra low noise multiple correlated double sampling correlated multiple sampling correlated double sampling differential averager CMOS image sensor readout noise 1/f noise RTS noise noise analysis |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/11/1867 |
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