Frame-Transfer CMOS Active Pixel Sensor with Pixel Binning
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چکیده
The first frame-transfer CMOS active pixel sensor (APS) is reported. The sensor architecture integrates an array of active pixels with an array of passive memory cells. Charge integration amplifier-based readout of the memory cells permits binning of pixels for variable resolution imaging. A 32 32 element prototype sensor with 24m pixel pitch was fabricated in 1.2m CMOS and demonstrated.
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