Design of a 12-bit ramp ADC in 250 nm for image sensor ICs

This thesis presents the design of a 12-bit single slope ADC embedded in an image sensor integrated circuit (IC) that takes advantage of the signal-dependent photon-shot noise characteristic inherent in image sensors. It is implemented using a column ADC architecture and incorporates a digital doubl...

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Autor: Reboll Meliá, Fernando
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/402437
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/402437
Access Level:acceso embargado
Palabra clave:Analog-to-digital converters
Integrated circuits
ADC
IC
CMOS
Single Slope
Convertidors analògic/digitals
Circuits integrats
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica::Electrònica de potència
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Sumario:This thesis presents the design of a 12-bit single slope ADC embedded in an image sensor integrated circuit (IC) that takes advantage of the signal-dependent photon-shot noise characteristic inherent in image sensors. It is implemented using a column ADC architecture and incorporates a digital double sampling technique for removing the possible non-linearities. The circuit has been thoroughly studied and designed from a theoretical standpoint, and the performance and robustness of each sub-block have been ensured under various PVT and Montecarlo simulations. Finally, the layout of the analog domain of the ADC column has been completed in a 250nm CMOS process