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Low-power image sensor system with single-photon avalanche diode photodetectors

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Multispectral image sensor and method for fabrication of an image sensor

The present invention relates to a multispectral image sensor having a pixel array for detecting images with light components in different wavelength ranges, comprising a plurality of imaging layers each embedded in a semiconductor substrate, wherein in ea ...

2020

Beyond Cameras: Real-Time High-Resolution 3D and Panoramic MultiView Vision Systems with Their Applications

Bilal Demir

The cameras are invented by imitating the human visual system to capture the scene. The camera technologies have been substantially advanced in recent years. 108 MP resolution with 100x hybrid zoom has become standard features for smartphone flagships. In ...

EPFL2020

A CMOS Image Sensor Pixel Combining Deep Sub-Electron Noise With Wide Dynamic Range

Christian Enz, Assim Boukhayma, Antonino Caizzone

This letter introduces a 5-transistors (5T) implementation of CMOS Image Sensors (CIS) pixels enabling the combination of deep sub-electronnoise performance with wide dynamic range (DR). The 5T pixel presents a new technique to reduce the sense node capaci ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2020

Simulation of CMOS APS Operation and Crosstalk in SPICE With Generalized Devices

Jean-Michel Sallese, Chiara Rossi

We present SPICE simulations of a CMOS APS pixel element consisting of the optical sensor with the sensing circuit. The photodiode is simulated at the physics level by means of the so-called Generalized Devices, without any predefined compact model. Conver ...

2020

Visual Attention and Perceptual Quality in Omnidirectional Imaging

Evgeniy Upenik

Omnidirectional imaging has reached a level of widespread availability driven by recent advances in integrated circuit technology, image sensors, and computer graphics which allow now capturing, rendering and displaying of such type of immersive content in ...

EPFL2020

Non-invasive glucose sensor

Assim Boukhayma

An optical device for the in noninvasive determination of the concentration of glucose or another analyte in blood using a combination of Raman spectrometry and PPG. The device includes an optical detector, preferably a CMOS imager including pinned photodi ...

2020

Quanta burst photography

Claudio Bruschini, Edoardo Charbon, Arin Can Ülkü, Shantanu Gupta, Mohit Gupta

Single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) are an emerging sensor technology capable of detecting individual incident photons, and capturing their time-of-arrival with high timing precision. While these sensors were limited to singlepixel or low-resolution dev ...

2020

Pixel sensor cell for cmos image sensors with enhanced conversion gain at high dynamic range capability

Assim Boukhayma

The present invention relates to a pixel sensor cell (1) for a CMOS sensor device comprising: - a photodiode (11) for generating photoelectrons; - a first transfer transistor (12) coupling the photodiode (11) with an intermediate node (IN) and configured t ...

2019

Compact Modeling of Charge Transfer in Pinned Photodiodes for CMOS Image Sensors

Christian Enz, Farzan Jazaeri, Assim Boukhayma, Raffaele Capoccia

In this paper, we propose a physics-based compact model of the pinned photodiode (PPD) combined with the transfer gate. A set of analytical expressions is derived for the 2-D electrostatic profile, the PPD capacitance, and the charge transfer current. The ...

2019

A Modular, Direct Time-of-Flight Depth Sensor in 45/65-nm 3-D-Stacked CMOS Technology

Edoardo Charbon, Preethi Padmanabhan, Myung Jae Lee, Augusto Ronchini Ximenes

This article introduces a modular, direct time-of-flight (TOF) depth sensor. Each module is digitally synthesized and features a 2

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2019

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8) single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) pixel array, an edge-sensitive decision tree, a shared time-to ...

2019