Scientific CMOS Image Sensor Talk from 2008

[ptc (Richard)]

I gave a talk at the STAR conference in the summer of 2008 regarding the issues needing to be addressed to make a CMOS image sensor suitable for Scientific imaging.

I understand that there is some interest in this topic popping up again so it may be worthwhile to see the perspective on this topic from a person that is working in the industry (me)

it has been and continues to be located in the files section of the CCD tech group on Yahoo:

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccd-imaging-technology/files/CMOS_scientific_sensors/

for those of you that aren’t on the group here’s a direct link to it on my website

http://www.narrowbandimaging.com/incoming/cmos.pdf

There’s been work that has been done in the past two years that I may include in a revision when I can find some time to do so, but it is nonetheless worthwhile to see what I discussed two years ago if so inclined.
Rdc

[rally]

Thanks Richard,

I look forward to the day . . .

I have wondered what has happened to the commercialisation of SiOnyx's Black Silicon CMOS technology - promised the world but still seems after many years to be vapourware ?

You didn't mention the process in your paper for CMOS enhancements, so I wondered was that because your paper was earlier or more the case that the technology was more laboratory hype than commercially realistic ?

Afterall the results they claim are orders (many orders) of magnitude improvement over existing sensors.
That would certanly solve most of our problems !!

Just wondering ?

Cheers

Rally

[ptc (Richard)]

The fab process is derived from logic processing but the device layer is built on a high resistivity epitaxial layer instead of a highly doped layer

Sionyx has retargeted their technology for solar cells last I heard.

I think they had a huge dark current and non-uniformity problem if i remember correctly

Originally Posted by rally

Thanks Richard,

I look forward to the day . . .

I have wondered what has happened to the commercialisation of SiOnyx's Black Silicon CMOS technology - promised the world but still seems after many years to be vapourware ?

You didn't mention the process in your paper for CMOS enhancements, so I wondered was that because your paper was earlier or more the case that the technology was more laboratory hype than commercially realistic ?

Afterall the results they claim are orders (many orders) of magnitude improvement over existing sensors.
That would certanly solve most of our problems !!

Just wondering ?

Cheers

Rally

[Hagar (Doug)]

You call yourself a man of science then you post old information while openly admitting you should or could have updated it.