Active Area Shape Influence on the Dark Current of CMOS Imagers
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This work presents an empirical dark current model for CMOS Active Pixel Sensors (APS). The model is based on experimental data taken of a 256x256 APS chip fabricated via HP in a standard 0.5μm CMOS technology process. This quantitative model determines the pixel dark current dependence on two contributing factors: the “ideal” dark current determined by the photodiode junction, introduced here as a stable shot noise influence of the device active area, and a leakage current due to the device active area shape, i.e., the number of corners present in the photodiode and their angles. This part is introduced as a process induced structure stress effect.
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