Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 5, 0522001(2025)

Key Technology Research of Low Power for Infrared Array Readout Circuit

Yiqiang Zhao1,2、*, Yuxin Liu1,2, Yao Li1,2, mao Ye1,2, and Qiuwei Wang1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Microelectronics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 2Tianjin Key Laboratory of Imaging and Sensing Microelectronic Technology, Tianjin 300072, China
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    Figures & Tables(20)
    Readout integrated circuit. (a) System architecture; (b) operating timing in ITR mode
    Block diagram of single-column low-power pixel circuit structure
    Curve of gm/Id versus VGS-Vth
    Cell pixel circuit layout
    Monte Carlo transient simulation of pixel circuit
    Voltage discrete case analysis. (a) Vint; (b) Vfloat
    Diagram of PGA working principle. (a) Sampling mode; (b) amplifying mode
    Single branch sampling circuit. (a) Schematic diagram; (b) timing diagram
    Double branch interleaved sampling circuit. (a) Schematic diagram; (b) timing diagram
    Column buffers time-sharing gating strategy. (a) Schematic diagram; (b) timing diagram
    Schematic diagram of operational amplifier structure and its small signal current. (a) FC; (b) ARFC
    Output buffer layout
    ARFC and FC operational amplifier AC characteristic. (a) Amplitude frequency curves; (b) phase frequency curves
    Large-signal step response of ARFC and FC operational amplifier
    Infrared focal plane readout integrated circuit layout
    Output response of signal chain under time-sharing gating strategy
    Overall noise simulation results
    Overall linearity of signal chain under different process corners
    Power consumption distribution of infrared focal plane readout integrated circuit
    • Table 1. Comparison between the circuit in this paper and other works

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      Table 1. Comparison between the circuit in this paper and other works

      Ref.Input stageNumber of analog output channel

      Channel readout rate /

      (106 pixel/s)

      Frame rate /

      (frame/s)

      Power consumption /mWLinearity /%Resolution /(pixel×pixel)
      15CTIA8930120097.5640×512
      16CTIA18097.0384×288
      17DI46.1560180640×512
      ProposedCTIA82012019099.31280×1024
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    Yiqiang Zhao, Yuxin Liu, Yao Li, mao Ye, Qiuwei Wang. Key Technology Research of Low Power for Infrared Array Readout Circuit[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2025, 62(5): 0522001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Design and Fabrication

    Received: Apr. 30, 2024

    Accepted: Jul. 12, 2024

    Published Online: Mar. 12, 2025

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    DOI:10.3788/LOP241206

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