Technology Review of Charge-Coupled Device and CMOS Based Electronic Imagers
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This paper reviewed the technologies that enable Charge-Coupled Device based and CMOS photodiode based image sensors. The advantages and disadvantages of the two types of sensors were presented. It was concluded that in the near future, both types of sensors would continue to play a role in the imaging industry. High image quality applications would continue to demand ChargeCoupled Devices based imagers. Consumer applications that require many features and low power consumption will demand CMOS based imagers. Finally, it is believed that with the constant efforts in the industry to improve CMOS technologies, the performance of CMOS imagers will eventually equal that of their CCD counterparts, if not surpasses them.
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