Abstract
In this paper a novel architecture of a thermopile array imager for high speed target's position identification is presented. The sensor array fully integrated in CMOS standard technology, features pixel access and in a particular topology also position detection. According to the description given, with larger absorbing area of floating membrane and therefore less thermal conductance per pixel, is used for the quick estimation of the rough values for spot position and intensity. The winner-take-all (WTA) circuit is used in combination with readout circuit for determining which of the 16x16 pixels has received the largest amount of infrared radiation. It is a parallel structure of 16x16 cells connected to a common control line. The results obtained so far have shown that integrated thermopile array have reached a high level of development and reliability that are suited for high accuracy infrared tracking applications.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Fourth IEEE Conference on Sensors 2005 |
| Pages | 1057-1060 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Volume | 2005 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2005 Dec 1 |
| Event | Fourth IEEE Conference on Sensors 2005 - Irvine, CA, United States Duration: 2005 Oct 31 → 2005 Nov 3 |
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| Other | Fourth IEEE Conference on Sensors 2005 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Irvine, CA |
| Period | 05-10-31 → 05-11-03 |
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A new architecture of thermopiles array with WTA implemenation. / Hou, Kuan Chou; Shen, Chih-Hsiung.
Proceedings of the Fourth IEEE Conference on Sensors 2005. Vol. 2005 2005. p. 1057-1060 1597885.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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N2 - In this paper a novel architecture of a thermopile array imager for high speed target's position identification is presented. The sensor array fully integrated in CMOS standard technology, features pixel access and in a particular topology also position detection. According to the description given, with larger absorbing area of floating membrane and therefore less thermal conductance per pixel, is used for the quick estimation of the rough values for spot position and intensity. The winner-take-all (WTA) circuit is used in combination with readout circuit for determining which of the 16x16 pixels has received the largest amount of infrared radiation. It is a parallel structure of 16x16 cells connected to a common control line. The results obtained so far have shown that integrated thermopile array have reached a high level of development and reliability that are suited for high accuracy infrared tracking applications.
AB - In this paper a novel architecture of a thermopile array imager for high speed target's position identification is presented. The sensor array fully integrated in CMOS standard technology, features pixel access and in a particular topology also position detection. According to the description given, with larger absorbing area of floating membrane and therefore less thermal conductance per pixel, is used for the quick estimation of the rough values for spot position and intensity. The winner-take-all (WTA) circuit is used in combination with readout circuit for determining which of the 16x16 pixels has received the largest amount of infrared radiation. It is a parallel structure of 16x16 cells connected to a common control line. The results obtained so far have shown that integrated thermopile array have reached a high level of development and reliability that are suited for high accuracy infrared tracking applications.
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