A 192 X 128 time correlated SPAD image sensor in 40nm CMOS technology

Robert K. Henderson; Nick Johnston; Francesco Mattioli Della Rocca; Haochang Chen; David Day-Uei Li; Graham Hungerford; Richard Hirsch; David McLoskey; Philip Yip; David J.S. Birch

doi:10.1109/JSSC.2019.2905163

A 192 X 128 time correlated SPAD image sensor in 40nm CMOS technology

Robert K. Henderson, Nick Johnston, Francesco Mattioli Della Rocca, Haochang Chen, David Day-Uei Li, Graham Hungerford, Richard Hirsch, David McLoskey, Philip Yip, David J.S. Birch

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A 192 X 128 pixel single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) time-resolved single photon counting (TCSPC) image sensor is implemented in STMicroelectronics 40-nm CMOS technology. The 13% fill factor, 18.4\,\,\mu \text {m} \times 9.2\,\,\mu \text{m} pixel contains a 33-ps resolution, 135-ns full scale, 12-bit time-to-digital converter (TDC) with 0.9-LSB differential and 5.64-LSB integral nonlinearity (DNL/INL). The sensor achieves a mean 219-ps full-width half-maximum (FWHM) impulse response function (IRF) and is operable at up to 18.6 kframes/s through 64 parallelized serial outputs. Cylindrical microlenses with a concentration factor of 3.25 increase the fill factor to 42%. The median dark count rate (DCR) is 25 Hz at 1.5-V excess bias. A digital calibration scheme integrated into a column of the imager allows off-chip digital process, voltage, and temperature (PVT) compensation of every frame on the fly. Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) results are presented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1907-1916
Number of pages	10
Journal	IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
Volume	54
Issue number	7
Early online date	5 Apr 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/JSSC.2019.2905163
Publication status	Published - 31 Jul 2019

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single photon avalanche diode
CMOS image sensor
fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy
laser ranging

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Emerging clinical applications of fluorescence using SPADs
Birch, D., 15 Jun 2022.
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Fluorescence guided surgery
Stewart, H. L. & Birch, D. J. S., 26 Aug 2021, In: Methods and Applications in Fluorescence . 9, 4, 26 p., 042002.
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A rapid analysis platform for investigating the cellular locations of bacteria using two-photon fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy
Sapermsap, N., Li, D. D-U., Al-Hemedawi, R., Li, Y., Yu, J., Birch, D. & Chen, Y., 14 Apr 2020, In: Methods and Applications in Fluorescence . 8, 3, 10 p., 034001.
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