A320×240CMOSimagesensorisdemonstrated,whichisimplementedbyastandard0.6μm2P2MCMOSprocess.Forreducingthechiparea,each2×2-pixelblocksharesasample/holdcircuit,analog-to-digitalconverterand1-bmemory.The2×2pixelpitchhasanareaof40μm×40μmandthefillfactorisabout16%.Whileoperatingatalowframerate,thesensordissipatesaverylowpowerbypower-managementcircuitmakingpixel-levelcomparatorsinanidlestate.Adigitalcorrelateddoublesampling,whicheliminatesfixedpatternnoise,improvesSNRofthesensor,andmultiplesamplingoperationsmakethesensorhaveawidedynamicrange.
