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Design and simulation of 140 dB dynamic range and 20 uVrms readout noise COMS image sensor
2021 International Conference on Electronic Engineering (ICEEM)
Abstract
This paper provides the design, simulation and implementation of a very wide dynamic range and a low readout noise CMOS image sensor (CIS) with high sensitivity by using a diode connected transistors in parallel with floating diffusion node and sensor output. The sensor is simulated, designed and implemented in a 130 nm CMOS technology using cadence tool. The area of the proposed pixel reaches to 3 um x 3 um and consists of seven NMOS transistors and one capacitor. The readout circuit has the following parameters as very low output noise of 20 uVrms with a 5 MHz bandwidth for pixel circuitry. Power dissipation of 10 uW was achieved at an operation voltage of 1.6 V for pixel circuitry. The proposed sensor has good features of low noise and a 140 dB wide dynamic range due to the diode connected transistor configuration that has been used. This paper provides the effect of adding a diode connected transistors M7 and M8 on an increasing dynamic range of CMOS image sensor to 140 dB and reducing its readout noise to 20 uVrms. Also, this paper provides a mathematical simulation of noise model of CIS using Matlab and cadence.
Keywords
CMOS image sensor (CIS), wide dynamic range (WDR), bandwidth, readout noise, diode connected transistor
Volume
2nd IEEE International Conference on Electronic Eng., Faculty of Electronic Eng., Menouf, Egypt, 3-4 July. 2021
Link
https://iceem2021.conferences.ekb.eg/article_1119.html
Publication Type
Conference
Publication Title
2021 International Conference on Electronic Engineering (ICEEM)
Publication Link
https://iceem2021.conferences.ekb.eg/