IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing and Computing

The Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers (대한전자공학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

Pair-Wise Serial ROIC for Uncooled Microbolometer Array

  • Received : 2015.06.20
  • Accepted : 2015.08.24
  • Published : 2015.08.31
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

This work presents modelling and simulation of a readout integrated circuit (ROIC) design considering pair-wise serial configuration along with thermal modeling of an uncooled microbolometer array. A fully differential approach is used at the input stage in order to reduce fixed pattern noise due to the process variation and self-heating-related issues. Each pair of microbolometers is pulse-biased such that they both fall under the same self-heating point along the self-heating trend line. A ${\pm}10%$ process variation is considered. The proposed design is simulated with a reference input image consisting of an array of $127{\times}92$ pixels. This configuration uses only one unity gain differential amplifier along with a single 14-bit analog-to-digital converter in order to minimize the dynamic range requirement of the ROIC.

Keywords

References

  1. M. Perenzoni, D. Mosconi, and D. Stoppa, "A $160{\times}120$-pixel uncooled IR-FPA readout integrated circuit with on-chip non-uniformity compensation," in ESSCIRC, 2010 Proceedings of the, 2010, pp. 122-125.
  2. B. F. Andresen, B. Mesgarzadeh, M. R. Sadeghifar, P. Fredriksson, C. Jansson, F. Niklaus, A. Alvandpour, G. F. Fulop, and P. R. Norton, "A low-noise readout circuit in $0.35-{\mu}m$ CMOS for low-cost uncooled FPA infrared network camera," Infrared Technology and Applications XXXV, vol. 7298, pp. 72982F-72982F-8, 2009. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.819826
  3. P. Neuzil and T. Mei, "A Method of Suppressing Self-Heating Signal of Bolometers," IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 4, pp. 207-210, 2004. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2004.823676
  4. S. J. Hwang, H. H. Shin, and M. Y. Sung, "High performance read-out IC design for IR image sensor applications," Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, vol. 64, pp. 147-152, 2009.
  5. D. Svard, C. Jansson, and A. Alvandpour, "A readout IC for an uncooled microbolometer infrared FPA with on-chip self-heating compensation in $0.35-{\mu}m$ CMOS," Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, vol. 77, pp. 29-44, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10470-013-0116-9
  6. X.Gu, G.Karunasiri, J.Yu, G.Chen, U.Sridhar, and W.J.Zeng, "On-chip compensation of self-heating effects in microbolometer infrared detecto arrays," Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, vol. 69, pp. 92-96, 1998. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0924-4247(98)00046-6
  7. P. J. Thomas, A. Savchenko, P. M. Sinclair, P. Goldman, R. I. Hornsey, C. S. Hong, and T. D. Pope, "Offset and gain compensation in an integrated bolometer array," 1999, pp. 826-836.
  8. C. H. Hwang, C. B. Kim, Y. S. Lee, and H. C. Lee, "Pixelwise readout circuit with current mirroring injection for microbolometer FPAs," Electronics Letters, vol. 44, pp. 732-733, 2008. https://doi.org/10.1049/el:20080879
  9. S. I. Haider, S. Majzoub, M. Alturaigi, and M. Abdel-Rahman, "Modeling and Simulation of a Pair-Wise Serial ROIC for Uncooled Microbolometer Array," in ICEIC 2015, Singapore, 2015.
  10. D. Jakonis, C. Svensson, and C. Jansson, "Readout architectures for uncooled IR detector arrays," Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, vol. 84, pp. 220-229, 2000. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0924-4247(00)00313-7
  11. S. I. Haider, S. Majzoub, M. Alturaigi, and M. Abdel- Rahman, "Column-Wise ROIC Design for Uncooled Microbolometer Array," presented at the International Conference on Information and Communication Technology Research (ICTRC), Abu-Dhabi, 2015.
  12. R. K. Bhan, R. S. Saxena, C. R. Jalwania, and S. K. Lomash, "Uncooled Infrared Microbolometer Arrays and their Characterisation Techniques," Defence Science Journal, vol. Vol. 59, pp. 580-589, 2009. https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.59.1562
  13. R. T. R. Kumar, B. Karunagaran, D. Mangalaraj, S. K. Narayandass, P. Manoravi, M. Joseph, V. Gopal, R. K. Madaria, and J. P. Singh, "Determination of Thermal Parameters of Vanadium oxide Uncooled Microbolometer Infrared Detector," International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, vol. 24, pp. 327-334, 2003. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021930717588
  14. J.-C. Chiao, F. Niklaus, C. Vieider, H. Jakobsen, X. Chen, Z. Zhou, and X. Li, "MEMS-based uncooled infrared bolometer arrays: a review," MEMS/MOEMS Technologies and Applications III, vol. 6836, pp. 68360D-68360D-15, 2007. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.755128
  15. S. J. Hwang, A. Shin, H. H. Shin, and M. Y. Sung, "A CMOS Readout IC Design for Uncooled Infrared Bolometer Image Sensor Application," presented at the IEEE ISIE, 2006.
  16. S. J. Hwang, H. H. Shin, and M. Y. Sung, "A New CMOS Read-out IC for Uncooled Microbolometer Infrared Image Sensor," International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, vol. 29, pp. 953-965, 2008. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10762-008-9389-y
  17. SPI infrared. Available: Article (CrossRef Link)