A CMOS Image Sensor with a Novel Passive Pixel Array and High Precision Current Amplifier for a Compact Digital X-ray Detector

Author:

Cheon Jimin,Lee Dongmyung,Choi Hojong

Abstract

An active pixel sensor (APS) in a digital X-ray detector is the dominant circuitry for a CMOS image sensor (CIS) despite its lower fill factor (FF) compared to that of a passive pixel sensor (PPS). Although the PPS provides higher FF, its overall signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is lower than that of the APS. The required high resolution and small focal plane can be achieved by reducing the number of transistors and contacts per pixel. We proposed a novel passive pixel array and a high precision current amplifier to improve the dynamic range (DR) without minimizing the sensitivity for diagnostic compact digital X-ray detector applications. The PPS can be an alternative to improve the FF. However, size reduction of the feedback capacitor causes degradation of SNR performance. This paper proposes a novel PPS based on readout and amplification circuits with a high precision current amplifier to minimize performance degradation. The expected result was attained with a 0.35-μm CMOS process parameter with power supply voltage of 3.3 V. The proposed PPS has a saturation signal of 1.5 V, dynamic range of 63.5 dB, and total power consumption of 13.47 mW. Therefore, the proposed PPS readout circuit improves the dynamic range without sacrificing the sensitivity.

Publisher

American Scientific Publishers

Subject

Health Informatics,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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