A Wide Dynamic Range CMOS Digital Pixel Sensor（宽动态范围CMOS数字像素传感器）.pdf

A Wide Dynamic Range CMOS Digital Pixel Sensor J.-L. Trépanier, M. Sawan, Y. Audet and J. Coulombe PolySTIM Neurotechnologies Laboratory Department of Electrical Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal jean -luc.trepanier@polymtl.ca Abstract - A CMOS image sensor with pixel level analog a voltage [2]. With further increase in circuit speed driven to digital conversion is presented. Each 13.8µm x by technology down scaling and reduced supply voltages, 13.8µm pixel area contains a photodiode and a dynamic precision requirements for pixel analog circuitry became comparator using the maximum voltage swing available difficult to meet. With reduced feature sizes, more (0V - 1.8V). The comparator does not need any bias transistors per pixel can be added to the point where a current and is insensitive to fabrication process significant part of the pixel circuit is entirely digital. In variations. Also a digital to analog converter (DAC) is fact, trends of image sensing are moving towards digital used to deliver a voltage reference in order to compare pixel sensors (DPS) that offer numerous advantages such it with the pixel voltage for the analog to digital as simplicity, scalability, on-chip processing, low power conversion. This DAC provides the possibility to consumption, wide dynamic range and lower cost. CMOS convert the pixel voltage linearly or to compress it digital processing