A 316MP, 120FPS, High Dynamic Range CMOS Image Sensor for Next Generation Immersive Displays

Sensors (Basel). 2023 Oct 11;23(20):8383. doi: 10.3390/s23208383.

Abstract

We present a 2D-stitched, 316MP, 120FPS, high dynamic range CMOS image sensor with 92 CML output ports operating at a cumulative date rate of 515 Gbit/s. The total die size is 9.92 cm × 8.31 cm and the chip is fabricated in a 65 nm, 4 metal BSI process with an overall power consumption of 23 W. A 4.3 µm dual-gain pixel has a high and low conversion gain full well of 6600e- and 41,000e-, respectively, with a total high gain temporal noise of 1.8e- achieving a composite dynamic range of 87 dB.

Keywords: ADC counter distribution; CMOS image sensor; cinematography; high dynamic range; high frame rate; high-speed clock distribution; high-speed imager; horizontal smearing; immersive displays; large format image sensor; low-noise image sensor; rolling shutter; single exposure dual gain; stitched image sensor.

Grants and funding

This research received no external funding.