320240 Oversampled Digital Single Photon Counting Image Sensor

• doi: 10.1109/VLSIC.2014.6858428
• title: 320×240 oversampled digital single photon counting image sensor
• publisher: IEEE
• isbn: 978-1-4799-3326-6
• issn: 2158-5636
• rank: 67
• access_type: LOCKED
• content_type: Conferences
• abstract: A 320×240 single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) based single photon counting image sensor is implemented in 0.13µm imaging CMOS with state of the art 8µm pixel pitch at 26.8% fill factor. The imager is demonstrated operating as a global shutter (GS) oversampled binary image sensor reading out at 5.14kFPS. Frames are accumulated in real time on FPGA to construct a 256 photon/8bit output image at 20FPS.
• article_number: 6858428
• pdf_url: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6858428
• html_url: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6858428/
• abstract_url: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6858428/
• publication_title: 2014 Symposium on VLSI Circuits Digest of Technical Papers
• conference_location: Honolulu, HI, USA
• conference_dates: 10-13 June 2014
• publication_number: 6850260
• is_number: 6858353
• publication_year: 2014
• publication_date: 10-13 June 2014
• start_page: 1
• end_page: 2
• citing_paper_count: 21
• citing_patent_count: 0
• download_count: 1600
• insert_date: 20140721
• index_terms:
  • ieee_terms:
    • CMOS integrated circuits
    • Image resolution
    • Abstracts
    • CMOS technology
    • Image sensors
    • Gain measurement
    • Random access memory
  • author_terms:
    • SPAD
    • Oversampling
    • Single Photon Counting
    • Image Sensor
    • CMOS
  • dynamic_index_terms:
    • Single Photon
    • Image Sensor
    • Camera Sensor
    • 3D Images
    • Real-time Performance
    • Real-time Operation
    • Real-time Processing
    • Noise Sources
    • Avalanche Diode
    • Sensor Pixel
    • Single-photon Avalanche Diode
    • Wider Uptake
• isbn_formats:
  • format: CD, value: 978-1-4799-3326-6, isbnType: New-2005
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• authors:
  • Author Name: Neale A.W. Dutton
    Affiliation: The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, GB
    Author URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37085348973
    ID: 37085348973
    Order: 1
    Author Affiliations:
    • The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, GB
  • Author Name: Luca Parmesan
    Affiliation: The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, GB
    Author URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37085347023
    ID: 37085347023
    Order: 2
    Author Affiliations:
    • The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, GB
  • Author Name: Andrew J. Holmes
    Affiliation: STMicroelectronics Imaging Division, Edinburgh, UK
    Author URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37360168400
    ID: 37360168400
    Order: 3
    Author Affiliations:
    • STMicroelectronics Imaging Division, Edinburgh, UK
  • Author Name: Lindsay A. Grant
    Affiliation: STMicroelectronics Imaging Division, Edinburgh, UK
    Author URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37268638300
    ID: 37268638300
    Order: 4
    Author Affiliations:
    • STMicroelectronics Imaging Division, Edinburgh, UK
  • Author Name: Robert K. Henderson
    Affiliation: The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, GB
    Author URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37294086900
    ID: 37294086900
    Order: 5
    Author Affiliations:
    • The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, GB

Image Sensor

• sensor_type: CMOS
• resolution: 320x240
• dynamic_range: 47.5 dB
• pixel_size: 8 µm
• dark_current: 312 Hz median DCR at 1 V excess bias / 25°C

Optical Data

• focal_length: Not specified
• aperture: Not specified
• field_of_view: Not specified
• distortion: Not specified

Performance Metrics

• frame_rate: 5142 fps
• signal_to_noise_ratio: 47.5 dB
• sensitivity: <13.8 mV/photon
• power_consumption: Max. 68.6 mW
• noise: <0.1

Applications & Benefits

• cell_imaging: Not specified
• benefits: High resolution and real-time single photon counting.

Supporting Organizations

• supported_by: University of Edinburgh, STMicroelectronics Imaging Division

Manuscript Details

• publication_date: 10-13 June 2014

Relevancy Score

• score: 9
• missing_fields:
  • focal_length
  • aperture
  • field_of_view
  • distortion
  • cell_imaging

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