A pixel-configurable CMOS image sensor for an intelligent surveillance system

Jieun Yoo, Seol Namgung, Minkyu Song

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Abstract

A CMOS Image Sensor (CIS) mounted on a surveillance system does not always record a picture in a high resolution mode. In a normal state without any events or accidents, it is possible to take a picture in a low resolution mode to reduce power consumption. In this paper, a novel low power CIS which has two kinds of resolution mode is discussed to implement an intelligent surveillance system. Further, a pixel sub-sampling and a column shut-down technique are proposed. The prototype CIS chip is based on a 0.1μm CMOS process and satisfies a QVGA resolution (320×240) with a pitch of 5.0 μm and a 4-Tr active-pixel sensor structure. The fabricated CIS is composed of an analog correlated double sampling (CDS), an 8-bit single-slope ADC, and a digital counter. The operating speed of the CIS is 50 frame/s with a power consumption of 9.8mW at 2.8V(Analog)/1.5 V(Digital) power supply. When the pixel-configurable technique is used, the power consumption is about 2.7mW in a 1/4 low resolution mode. Therefore, the power consumption is drastically reduced, when the proposed technique is adopted.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2015 IEEE 4th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2015
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages545-549
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781479987511
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Feb 2016
Event4th IEEE Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2015 - Osaka, Japan
Duration: 27 Oct 201530 Oct 2015

Publication series

Name2015 IEEE 4th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2015

Conference

Conference4th IEEE Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2015
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityOsaka
Period27/10/1530/10/15

Keywords

  • analog correlated double sampling
  • CMOS image sensor
  • column shut-down technique
  • intelligent surveillance system
  • pixel configurable
  • single-slope ADC

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