Digital vision sensor with pixel level analog-to-digital converter

Amine Bermak; Abdesselam Bouzerdoum; Kamran Eshraghian

doi:10.1117/12.449166

21 November 2001 Digital vision sensor with pixel level analog-to-digital converter

Amine Bermak, Abdesselam Bouzerdoum, Kamran Eshraghian

Proceedings Volume 4591, Electronics and Structures for MEMS II; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.449166
Event: International Symposium on Microelectronics and MEMS, 2001, Adelaide, Australia

Abstract

In this paper we propose an on-pixel Analog-to-Digital converter based on pulse frequency modulation (PFM) scheme. This PFM based converter presents a very viable solution for pixel level based ADC. It uses a very simple and robust circuit that can be implemented in a compact area resulting in a 23% fill-factor. The low-light performance of the PFM converter is improved by using a wider counting period. By modifying the counting period, it is possible to change the saturation level of the ADC and hence improve the dynamic range of the sensor. Image lag is eliminated in the PFM On-pixel ADC since a reset of the photodetector is performed after the conversion period. In addition, the PFM on-pixel ADC has a very important advantage: it is insensitive to variations of the supply and reference voltages. The pixel based ADC has been designed and fabricated using CMOS 0.25micrometers technology.

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Amine Bermak, Abdesselam Bouzerdoum, and Kamran Eshraghian "Digital vision sensor with pixel level analog-to-digital converter", Proc. SPIE 4591, Electronics and Structures for MEMS II, (21 November 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.449166

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