Uncooled Infrared Radiation Focal Plane Array with Low Noise Pixel Driving Circuit
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چکیده
We have analyzed the dominant noise sources in the driving circuit of an uncooled infrared radiation focal plane array fabricated on a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate by 0.35 μm CMOS technology and bulkmicromachining. We found no noise property of SOI-MOSFET inferior compared to those of NMOSs formed on SOI and bulk substrate, respectively. In addition, we reduced the total noise of the sensor chip by designing the current source NMOS sufficiently large, and optimized the operating current of pixel pn-junctions. key words: infrared, focal plane array, MEMS
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- IEICE Transactions
دوره 93-C شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010