Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 39, Issue 3, 324(2020)

A readout structure with double column buses and shared source follower for IRFPAs

Yu-Ze NIU1,2, Ya-Jun ZHU1,2, Wen-Gao LU1,2、*, Yu-Ting GU1,2, Ya-Cong ZHANG1,2, and Zhong-Jian CHEN1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Microelectronic Devices and Circuits, Department of Microelectronics, Peking University, Beijing0087, China
  • 2Peking University Information Technology Institute (Tianjin BinHai), Tianjin30045, China
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    Block diagram of the 640×512 conventional voltage readout mode readout circuit.
    Circuit diagram of the conventional voltage readout mode readout circuit.
    Block diagram of the pixel-level shared-SF and double column buses readout circuit.
    Circuit diagram of the pixel-level shared-SF and double column buses readout circuit.
    Simulation results of the output deviation of the conventional and the proposed structure
    Monte-Carlo simulation results of the conventional and the proposed structure
    Photograph of the 640×512 readout circuit chip.
    Test results of the readout circuit in IWR mode: (a) noise, (b) nonlinearity
    Imaging result of the infrared imaging system.
    • Table 1. Comparison of the nonlinearity and non-uniformity between the conventional and the proposed structure

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      Table 1. Comparison of the nonlinearity and non-uniformity between the conventional and the proposed structure

      Structure

      Nonlinearity

      (Parasitic Resistor)

      Non-uniformity

      (Parasitic Resistor)

      Non-uniformity

      (Process Fluctuation)

      conventional structure2.78%2.5%1.67%
      proposed structure0.27%<0.1%<0.6%
    • Table 2. Comparison of the performance parameters of readout circuits

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      Table 2. Comparison of the performance parameters of readout circuits

      Parameters[23][11][20]This work
      Pixel size15 μm×15 μm15 μm×15 μm7.5 μm×7.5 μm15 μm×15 μm
      Array size640×512640×512640×512640×512
      ProcessN/A0.35μm CMOS0.18μm CMOS0.35μm CMOS
      Power50 mW60 mWN/A30 mW
      Charge handling capacity5.0 Me-6.6 Me-3.1 Me-7.0 Me-
      NETD25 mK20 mK25.5 mK18 mK
      Frame frequency100 Hz100 Hz100 Hz120 Hz
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    Yu-Ze NIU, Ya-Jun ZHU, Wen-Gao LU, Yu-Ting GU, Ya-Cong ZHANG, Zhong-Jian CHEN. A readout structure with double column buses and shared source follower for IRFPAs[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2020, 39(3): 324

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    Paper Information

    Category: Photoelectric Technology and Application

    Received: Nov. 21, 2019

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 7, 2020

    The Author Email: Wen-Gao LU (zhangyc@pku.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2020.03.010

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