Random Telegraph Signal in Semiconductor Device and Integrated Circuits

GOIFFON Vincent — 2023-12-20T14:19:12Z

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A Random Telegraph Signal (RTS) is a random process that switches alternatively between two or more discrete levels. This phenomenon has been observed in many electronic devices and can have several different physical origins. Several names are used to describe it : RTS, Random Telegraph Noise (RTN), burst noise, popcorn noise, Variable Junction Leakage (VJL) and some application specific names such as blinking pixels in CIS or Variable Retention Time (VRT) in DRAMs.

In Solid State Images Sensors, RTSs lead to bright pixels that seem to be turned on and off randomly. Such pixels are generally called blinking pixels. Because of the constant progress in the reduction of dark current and noises, this parasitic behavior is becoming the limiting factor for a growing number of high-end applications.

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Radiation Effects on Solid State Image Sensors

GOIFFON Vincent — 2023-10-26T15:06:11Z

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Book chapter on Radiation Effects on CMOS Image Sensors

Tools and Software Downloads

Irradiated CMOS Sensor Simulator : Matlab code simulating displacement damage induced hot pixels on dark frames (updated on 10 December 2024)
Irradiated CMOS Sensor Simulator Tutorial : Presentation file used to give an overview of the model during an ESA Pyxel Developer meeting
Other files coming soon