Introduction Imaging Sensors

Welcome to EE4736, Introduction imaging sensors.

This course aims at providing you with the essentials of CMOS image sensors. The topic of CMOS image sensors is very active/hot these days: in consumer market, in the industrial arena, as well as in science en engineering. Thus, the job market en opportunities surrounding the field of image sensors is very high and expected to grow in future. This course aims at providing you with a solid foundation on this topic, and to serve as a stepping stone for you to progress towards more advanced image sensor topics.

Broadly, this course covers the following:

1. Overview of the history and application of image sensors

2. Semiconductor device physics of photodiodes (from basics)

3. 3-Transistor and 4-Transistor CMOS image sensor pixels

4. Design, layout en fabrication of image sensors

5. Characterization of image sensors

6. Advanced image sensor topics

7. Introduction to Spectra - a device physics simulator tool