CMOS image sensors - 5PMNICM1

Informations générales

  • Number of hours

    • Lectures 8.0
    • Projects 0
    • Tutorials 8.0
    • Internship 0
    • Laboratory works 0
    • Written tests 0

    ECTS

    ECTS 1.5

Goal(s)

When the course is completed, you will be able to discuss and perform preliminary evaluations in the different topics around the CMOS image sensor: photometry, silicon/photon interaction, color science, pixel electronics, performance measurement, infrared imaging.

Contact Jerome VAILLANT, Lionel BASTARD

Content(s)

  • Introduction : the integrated image sensor
  • Photometry
  • Colorimetry : the colour science and their coding
  • Photon / electron conversion phonon assisted
  • Traps, generation and recombination lifetime
  • From standard CMOS to Imager CMOS
  • Pixel behaviour : schemes and chronograms
  • Imager performances : SNR, dynamic range, conversion factor, FTM...
  • Noise sources : kTC, temporal, dark, photonic, spatial...
  • Quantum and non quantum detectors :
  • Imagers in IR and THz range

The lectures include both teaching and applied exercises



Prerequisites

Physics of semiconductors

Test

Semester 9 - The exam is given in english only 

calculators permitted
1 double-sided handwritten sheet permitted



Additional Information

Semester 9 - This course is given in english only EN

Course list
Curriculum->Double-Diploma Engineer/Master->Semester 9
Curriculum->IPhy->Semester 9