A 9.8 μm sample and hold time to amplitude converter CMOS SPAD pixel

Luca Parmesan; Neale A.W. Dutton; Neil J. Calder; Andrew J. Holmes; Lindsay A. Grant; Robert K. Henderson

doi:10.1109/ESSDERC.2014.6948817

A 9.8 μm sample and hold time to amplitude converter CMOS SPAD pixel

Luca Parmesan, Neale A.W. Dutton, Neil J. Calder, Andrew J. Holmes, Lindsay A. Grant, Robert K. Henderson

School of Engineering

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A 9.8μm pitch SPAD-based pixel is presented with a novel and scalable Sample and Hold (S/H) Time to Amplitude Converter (TAC) pixel architecture offering the potential to create high spatial resolution Time Correlated Single Photon Counting (TCSPC) image sensors in the future. This pixel pitch is an order of magnitude smaller than previous TCSPC pixels. The NMOS-only TAC performance is measured in a single point TCSPC optical experimental setup. 93ps LSB time resolution is obtained over 80ns dynamic range. Dynamic range limitations are discussed and improvements are suggested.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 2014 European Solid-State Device Conference
Editors	Roberto Bez, Gaudenzio Meneghesso, Paolo Pavan
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	290-293
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479943784
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ESSDERC.2014.6948817
Publication status	Published - 5 Nov 2014
Event	44th European Solid-State Device Research Conference, ESSDERC 2014 - Venezia Lido, Italy Duration: 22 Sept 2014 → 26 Sept 2014

Publication series

Name	European Solid-State Device Research Conference
ISSN (Print)	1930-8876

Conference

Conference	44th European Solid-State Device Research Conference, ESSDERC 2014
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Venezia Lido
Period	22/09/14 → 26/09/14

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

Single Photon Avalanche Diode
SPAD
TAC
TCSPC
Time Correlated Single Photon Counting
Time to Amplitude Converter

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10.1109/ESSDERC.2014.6948817

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Parmesan, L., Dutton, N. A. W., Calder, N. J., Holmes, A. J., Grant, L. A., & Henderson, R. K. (2014). A 9.8 μm sample and hold time to amplitude converter CMOS SPAD pixel. In R. Bez, G. Meneghesso, & P. Pavan (Eds.), Proceedings of 2014 European Solid-State Device Conference (pp. 290-293). Article 6948817 (European Solid-State Device Research Conference). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/ESSDERC.2014.6948817

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Parmesan, L, Dutton, NAW, Calder, NJ, Holmes, AJ, Grant, LA & Henderson, RK 2014, A 9.8 μm sample and hold time to amplitude converter CMOS SPAD pixel. in R Bez, G Meneghesso & P Pavan (eds), Proceedings of 2014 European Solid-State Device Conference., 6948817, European Solid-State Device Research Conference, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 290-293, 44th European Solid-State Device Research Conference, ESSDERC 2014, Venezia Lido, Italy, 22/09/14. https://doi.org/10.1109/ESSDERC.2014.6948817

A 9.8 μm sample and hold time to amplitude converter CMOS SPAD pixel. / Parmesan, Luca; Dutton, Neale A.W.; Calder, Neil J. et al.
Proceedings of 2014 European Solid-State Device Conference. ed. / Roberto Bez; Gaudenzio Meneghesso; Paolo Pavan. IEEE Computer Society, 2014. p. 290-293 6948817 (European Solid-State Device Research Conference).

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Parmesan L, Dutton NAW, Calder NJ, Holmes AJ, Grant LA, Henderson RK. A 9.8 μm sample and hold time to amplitude converter CMOS SPAD pixel. In Bez R, Meneghesso G, Pavan P, editors, Proceedings of 2014 European Solid-State Device Conference. IEEE Computer Society. 2014. p. 290-293. 6948817. (European Solid-State Device Research Conference). doi: 10.1109/ESSDERC.2014.6948817

A 9.8 μm sample and hold time to amplitude converter CMOS SPAD pixel

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