03793nam 22006615 450 991029989380332120200705022404.03-319-68774-310.1007/978-3-319-68774-2(CKB)4340000000223466(DE-He213)978-3-319-68774-2(MiAaPQ)EBC5163209(PPN)221247181(EXLCZ)99434000000022346620171127d2018 u| 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierUltra Low Noise CMOS Image Sensors /by Assim Boukhayma1st ed. 2018.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2018.1 online resource (XIV, 180 p. 110 illus., 69 illus. in color.) Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,2190-5053"Doctoral Thesis accepted by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland."3-319-68773-5 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.Introduction -- Low-Noise CMOS Image Sensors -- Noise Sources and Mechanisms in CIS -- Detailed Noise Analysis in Low-Noise CMOS Image Sensors -- Noise Reduction in CIS Readout Chains -- Design of a Sub-electron Readout Noise Pixel in a Standard CIS Process -- Characterization of a Sub-electron Readout Noise VGA Imager in a Standard CIS Process -- A Passive Switched-Capacitor Circuit For Correlated Multiple Sampling -- Downscaling Effects Towards Photon Counting Capability in CIS -- An Ultra Low Noise CMOS THz Imager -- Conclusion.This thesis provides a thorough noise analysis for conventional CIS readout chains, while also presenting and discussing a variety of noise reduction techniques that allow the read noise in standard processes to be optimized. Two physical implementations featuring sub-0.5-electron RMS are subsequently presented to verify the proposed noise reduction techniques and provide a full characterization of a VGA imager. Based on the verified noise calculation, the impact of the technology downscaling on the input-referred noise is also studied. Further, the thesis covers THz CMOS image sensors and presents an original design that achieves ultra-low-noise performance. Last but not least, it provides a comprehensive review of CMOS image sensors.Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,2190-5053ElectronicsMicroelectronicsSignal processingImage processingSpeech processing systemsElectronic circuitsElectronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentationhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/T24027Signal, Image and Speech Processinghttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/T24051Circuits and Systemshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/T24068Electronics.Microelectronics.Signal processing.Image processing.Speech processing systems.Electronic circuits.Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation.Signal, Image and Speech Processing.Circuits and Systems.621.395Boukhayma Assimauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1058105MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910299893803321Ultra Low Noise CMOS Image Sensors2497187UNINA