Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 52, Issue 12, 20230241(2023)

Study of low-power readout circuit based on a programmable windowing IP core

Hongyi Wang1,2,3, Wengang Tao1,2,4, Yifan Lu1,2,3, Yonggang Zhang1,2, Songlei Huang1,2, and Jiaxiong Fang1,2
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  • 1State Key Laboratories of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200083, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Infrared Imaging Materials and Detectors, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200083, China
  • 3University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 4ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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    The system architecture of IRFPA ROIC with programmable windowing IP core
    Analog signal chain
    (a) Pixel unit circuit structure; (b) 2×2 pixel array layout
    (a) Power consumption control module and push-pull output structure; (b) The op-amp structure of push-pull output stage
    (a) Operating timing of the column-level output buffers; (b) Timing diagram for column-level time-selection technology
    Top-level logic for the programmable windowing digital IP core
    Arbitrary windowing function output simulation, readout area 8×8
    The layout of programmable arbitrary windowing digital IP core
    (a) The layout of 640×512 scale programmable arbitrary windowing IRFPA ROIC; (b) Die photograph of ROIC chip
    Test platform of the IRFPA ROIC chip and the FPA module
    Verification of programmable arbitrary windowing function. (a) Full-frame imaging; (b) Top left windowing 384×256; (c) Center windowing 256×256; (d) Bottom right windowing overflow test 128×128
    • Table 1. The main performance parameters of the programmable arbitrary windowing IRFPA assembly

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      Table 1. The main performance parameters of the programmable arbitrary windowing IRFPA assembly

      ParameterMeasurement
      Array format640×512
      Technology0.18 μm
      Pixel pitch15 μm
      Readout modeITR & IWR
      Input stageCTIA
      Read rate15 MHz
      Power consumption80 mW
      Frame rate (typical windowing size) 180 Hz (640×512) 3 kHz (128×128) 50 kHz (32×32)
      FPAs dynamic range>70 dB
      Output swing2.5 V
      Chip area12 mm×10.4 mm
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    Hongyi Wang, Wengang Tao, Yifan Lu, Yonggang Zhang, Songlei Huang, Jiaxiong Fang. Study of low-power readout circuit based on a programmable windowing IP core[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2023, 52(12): 20230241

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    Received: Apr. 20, 2023

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    Published Online: Feb. 23, 2024

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20230241

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