A Review of Recent Advances in High-Dynamic-Range CMOS Image Sensors
High-dynamic-range (HDR) technology enhances the capture of luminance beyond the limits of traditional images, facilitating the capture of more nuanced and lifelike visual effects. This advancement has profound implications across various sectors, such as medical imaging, augmented reality (AR), vir...
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| author | Jingyang Chen Nanbo Chen Zhe Wang Runjiang Dou Jian Liu Nanjian Wu Liyuan Liu Peng Feng Gang Wang |
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| description | High-dynamic-range (HDR) technology enhances the capture of luminance beyond the limits of traditional images, facilitating the capture of more nuanced and lifelike visual effects. This advancement has profound implications across various sectors, such as medical imaging, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and autonomous driving systems. The evolution of complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor (CIS) manufacturing techniques, particularly through backside illumination (BSI) and advancements in three-dimensional (3D) stacking architectures, is driving progress in HDR’s capabilities. This paper provides a review of the technologies developed over the past six years that augment the dynamic range (DR) of CIS. It systematically introduces and summarizes the implementation methodologies and distinguishing features of each technology. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e52061baa83e479fb565c29e7a550b222025-08-20T02:42:46ZengMDPI AGChips2674-07292025-03-0141810.3390/chips4010008A Review of Recent Advances in High-Dynamic-Range CMOS Image SensorsJingyang Chen0Nanbo Chen1Zhe Wang2Runjiang Dou3Jian Liu4Nanjian Wu5Liyuan Liu6Peng Feng7Gang Wang8School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, ChinaSchool of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, ChinaInstitute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, ChinaInstitute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, ChinaInstitute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, ChinaInstitute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, ChinaInstitute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, ChinaInstitute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, ChinaSchool of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, ChinaHigh-dynamic-range (HDR) technology enhances the capture of luminance beyond the limits of traditional images, facilitating the capture of more nuanced and lifelike visual effects. This advancement has profound implications across various sectors, such as medical imaging, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and autonomous driving systems. The evolution of complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor (CIS) manufacturing techniques, particularly through backside illumination (BSI) and advancements in three-dimensional (3D) stacking architectures, is driving progress in HDR’s capabilities. This paper provides a review of the technologies developed over the past six years that augment the dynamic range (DR) of CIS. It systematically introduces and summarizes the implementation methodologies and distinguishing features of each technology.https://www.mdpi.com/2674-0729/4/1/8CMOS image sensor (CIS)high dynamic range (HDR)full well capacity (FWC)conversion gain (CG)photodiode (PD)floating diffusion (FD) |
| spellingShingle | Jingyang Chen Nanbo Chen Zhe Wang Runjiang Dou Jian Liu Nanjian Wu Liyuan Liu Peng Feng Gang Wang A Review of Recent Advances in High-Dynamic-Range CMOS Image Sensors Chips CMOS image sensor (CIS) high dynamic range (HDR) full well capacity (FWC) conversion gain (CG) photodiode (PD) floating diffusion (FD) |
| title | A Review of Recent Advances in High-Dynamic-Range CMOS Image Sensors |
| title_full | A Review of Recent Advances in High-Dynamic-Range CMOS Image Sensors |
| title_fullStr | A Review of Recent Advances in High-Dynamic-Range CMOS Image Sensors |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Review of Recent Advances in High-Dynamic-Range CMOS Image Sensors |
| title_short | A Review of Recent Advances in High-Dynamic-Range CMOS Image Sensors |
| title_sort | review of recent advances in high dynamic range cmos image sensors |
| topic | CMOS image sensor (CIS) high dynamic range (HDR) full well capacity (FWC) conversion gain (CG) photodiode (PD) floating diffusion (FD) |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2674-0729/4/1/8 |
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