2002 Volume 56 Issue 4 Pages 670-678
A 1/3-inch 640×480-pixel CMOS image sensor was developed using a simple fixed-pattern-noise-reduction technology with a five-transistor pixel circuit and a low input-voltage I-V converter. In this report, we show the effectiveness of a low input-voltage I-V converter with a current-mirror circuit in improving the amplification ratio and linearity of a pixel circuit. The dependence of the pixel signal characteristics on the parameters of the pixel transistors was also analyzed. In a five-transistor pixel circuit, the threshold voltage of the X-Y addressing transistor affects the amplitude and level of the readout pulse. This report also contains analysis of the mechanism of the X-Y addressing transistor, illustrating the concept behind the selection of the threshold voltage.
The Proceedings of the Circle of Television Engineers
The Proceedings of the Institute of Television Engineers
The Proceedings of the Institute of Television Engineers
The Institute of Image Information and Televistion Engineers
The Journal of the Institute of Television Engineers of Japan
The Journal of the Institute of Television Engineers of Japan