DLL Based Single Slope ADC For CMOS Image Sensor Column Readout

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Since I left my country to study abroad, two years almost passed. I spend the first year at Delft, the Netherlands, for the courses studying. The second year I moved to Leuven, Belgium, for my master thesis. I had a happy life in the past two years, even though it was full of challenges. Here I would like to acknowledge a lot of people, who accompanied me and shared my happiness, and especially those people who offered helps and encouraged me when I felt lost in my difficult times. First and foremost, I want to express my sincere gratitude to prof. dr. ir. Albert J.P. Theuwissen, my supervisor at TU Delft for his guidance and support of my thesis. Most importantly, he is the tutor that introduced me to the wonderful world of CMOS image sensors. I would also like to thank Munir Abdalla Mohamed, my daily supervisor at imec for his continuous support of my master study and research, and also for this interesting topic proposed by him. I am happy to see that he has got recovered recently from a surgery, and now he is back to us. In addition, I would like to give my thanks to the group leader Francesco Cannillo who behaved as my temporary daily supervisor during the period when Munir was in hospital. His broad knowledge left me a deep impression, and also his hard working sprit inspired me. Lot of thanks are given to David San Segundo Bello. He is so nice and always willing to help. Thanks for his patient guidance and elaborate explanations. Every time I see him I would remind myself " Always give people more than they expect. " I would also like to acknowledge Srinjoy Mitra, Nick van Helleputte, and all the other engineers in the group, for sharing their knowledge and offering help. IV My thanks are also given to Youngcheol Chae and Yue Chen from Electronic Instrumentation Lab at TU Delft. I used to have short conversations with them when I was in the Netherlands. Even though what they said was difficult for me to understand then, it is proved to be quite useful later when I get a better understanding. In addition, I want to thank all my friends in Belgium and the Netherlands: for the happy life with them. My deepest gratitude is given to my beloved family, my parents, for their …