IMAGE SENSOR CCD area image sensor S9979 TDI operation / large active area CCD S9979 is a FFT-CCD area image sensor specifically designed for low-light-level detection in scientific applications. In particular, this image sensor is ideally suited for extremely low-light-level detection in such fields as spectroscopy and astronomy. By operating this image sensor in MPP mode, the dark current can be exceedingly reduced. Moreover, use of the low-noise readout amplifier enables low-light-level detection and long integration time, thus achieving a wide dynamic range. S9979 has an effective pixel size of 48 x 48 m and is available in active area of 73.728 (H) x 6.144 (V) mm. Features Applications l TDI (Time Delay Integration) operation l 1536 (H) x 128 (V) pixel format l Pixel size: 48 x 48 m l 100 % fill factor l Wide dynamic range: 20000 l Low dark signal: 2 ke-/pixel/s Typ. (MPP mode) l Low readout noise: 60 e-rms Typ. l MPP operation l Industrial inspection l Low-light-level detection Specification Type No. Cooling S9979 Non-cooled Number of total pixels 1536 x 128 Number of active pixels 1536 x 128 Active area [mm (H) x mm(V)] 73.728 x 6.144 General ratings Parameter CCD structure Fill factor Number of active pixels Pixel size CCD active area Vertical clock phase Horizontal clock phase Output circuit Package Specification Full frame transfer or TDI 100 % 1536 (H) x 128 (V) 48 (H) x 48 (V) m 73.728 (H) x 6.144 (V) mm 2 phase 2 phase Two-stage MOSFET source follower with load resistance 28-pin ceramic package Quartz window (standard) 1 Window * Temporarily attached window is available *1: Temporary window type (ex. S9979N) and UV coat type (ex. S9979UV) are available upon request. Temporary window is fixed by tape to protect the CCD chip and wire bonding. What is TDI operation Signal integration by TDI operation SIGNAL TRANSFER * CHARGE CAPACITY OBJECT MOVEMENT In FFT-CCD, TDI operation performs continuous imaging of a fast-moving object, by transferring the signals at the same rate as the speed of the moving object. TDI operation allows acquiring continuous, clear images with high S/N and no frame breaks. Since signals of all pixels in each row are accumulated, sensitivity variations can be drastically improved compared to two-dimensional operation. Time1 Time2 Time3 1 line * * * * * M line KMPDC0139EA PRELIMINARY DATA Sep. 2005 1 CCD area image sensor S9979 Absolute maximum ratings (Ta=25 C) Parameter Operating temperature Storage temperature OD voltage RD voltage ISV voltage IGV voltage IGH voltage SG voltage OG voltage RG voltage TG voltage Vertical clock voltage Horizontal clock voltage Symbol Topr Tstg VOD VRD VISV VIGV VIGH VSG VOG VRG VTG VP1AV, VP2AV VP1BV, VP2BV VP1AH, VP2AH VP1BH, VP2BH Min. -30 -30 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -15 -15 -15 -15 -15 -15 Typ. - Max. +30 +70 +20 +18 +18 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 Unit C C V V V V V V V V V -15 - +15 V -15 - +15 V Symbol VOD VRD VOG VSSA VSSD VISV VIGV VIGH VP1AVH, VP2AVH VP1BVH, VP2BVH VP1AVL, VP2AVL VP1BVL, VP2BVL VP1AHH, VP2AHH VP1BHH, VP2BHH VP1AHL, VP2AHL VP1BHL, VP2BHL VSGH VSGL VRGH VRGL VTGH VTGL Min. 12 12 -0.5 -5 -8 -8 Typ. 15 13 2 0 0 VRD 0 0 Max. 14 5 - Unit V V V V V 0 3 6 -9 -8 -7 0 3 6 -9 -8 -7 0 -9 0 -9 0 -9 3 -8 3 -8 3 -8 6 -7 6 -7 6 -7 Operating conditions (MPP mode, Ta=25 C) Parameter Output transistor drain voltage Reset drain voltage Output gate voltage Output transistor ground voltage Substrate voltage Vertical input source Test point Vertical input gate Horizontal input gate Vertical shift register clock voltage Horizontal shift register clock voltage Summing gate voltage Reset gate voltage Transfer gate voltage High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low V V V V V V Electrical characteristics (Ta=25 C) Parameter Signal output frequency Reset clock frequency Symbol Remark fc frg CP1AV, CP2AV Vertical shift register capacitance CP1BV, CP2BV CP1AH, CP2AH Horizontal shift register capacitance CP1BH, CP2BH Summing gate capacitance CSG Reset gate capacitance CRG Transfer gate capacitance CTG Transfer efficiency CTE *2 DC output level Vout *3 Output impedance Zo *3 Power dissipation P *3, *4 *2: Measured at half of the full well capacity. CTE is defined per pixel. *3: VOD=15 V *4: Power dissipation of the on-chip amplifier 2 Min. - Typ. 2 2 Max. 4 4 Unit MHz MHz - 15000 - pF - 500 - pF 0.99995 5 - 15 10 500 0.99999 8 500 60 11 - pF pF pF V mW CCD area image sensor S9979 Electrical and optical characteristics (Ta=25 C, unless otherwise noted) Parameter Symbol Remark Min. Typ. Max. Unit Saturation output voltage Vsat Fw x Sv V Vertical 600 1200 Full well capacity Horizontal Fw 600 1200 keSumming 600 1200 CCD node sensitivity Sv *5 0.45 0.6 V/e6 Dark current (MPP mode) DS * 2 8 ke-/pixel/s 7 Readout noise Nr * 60 120 e-rms 8 Dynamic range DR * 5000 20000 Photo response non-uniformity PRNU *9 3 10 % Spectral response range 400 to 1100 nm White spots 0 Point defects *10 Black spots 0 Blemish Cluster defects *11 0 12 Column defects * 0 *5: VOD=15 V. *6: Dark current doubles for every 5 to 7 C. *7: -40 C, operating frequency is 2 MHz. *8: Dynamic range = Full well capacity / Readout noise *9: Measured at the half of the full well capacity PRNU (%) = Noise / Signal x 100 Noise: Fixed pattern noise (peak to peak) *10: White spots > 20 times of Max. dark signal (8 ke-/pixel/s). Black spots Pixels whose sensitivity is lower than one-half of the average pixel output (Measured with uniform light producing one-half of the saturation charge) *11: 2 to 9 contiguous defective pixels. *12: 10 or more contiguous defective pixels. Spectral response (without window) (Typ. Ta=25 C) QUANTUM EFFICIENCY (%) 50 40 30 20 UV COAT 10 0 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 WAVELENGTH (nm) KMPDB0244EB 3 CCD area image sensor S9979 24 P2BV 25 P1AV 26 P2AV 27 TG 28 RG 1 RD 2 SSA OS OD 3 4 5 OG 6 SG 7 ...... 1531 1532 1533 1534 1535 1536 P1BV ...... S1531 S1532 S1533 S1534 S1535 S1536 15 23 1 2 3 4 ...... 125 126127 128 2 3 4 5 6 ISV IGV S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 Device structure 8 P2AH 9 P1AH 11 SSD 12 13 14 P2BH P1BH IGH S1, ... , S1536: ACTIVE AREA KMPDC0234EA Pixel format Optical black 0 Blank 0 Left Horizontal Direction Right Isolation Effective Isolation 0 1536 0 Optical black 0 Top Vertical direction Bottom Isolation Effective Isolation 0 128 0 Timing chart (TDI operation) Tpwv P1AV, P1BV P2AV, P2BV TG P1AH, P1BH P2AH, P2BH SG RG OS ENLARGED VIEW Tovr Tpwh, Tpws TG P1AH, P1BH P2AH, P2BH SG RG Tpwr OS S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S1535 S1536 KMPDC0142EB 4 Blank 0 CCD area image sensor S9979 Timing chart (TDI operation, 2 x 2 pixel binning) Tpwv P1AV, P1BV P2AV, P2BV TG P1AH, P1BH P2AH, P2BH SG RG OS ENLARGED VIEW Tovr Tpwh, Tpws TG P1AH, P1BH P2AH, P2BH SG RG Tpwr OS S1 + S2 S3 + S4 S1535 + S1536 KMPDC0111EC Parameter Symbol Pulse width tpwv Rise and fall time tprv, tpfv Pulse width tpwh P1AH, P1BH, Rise and fall time tprh, tpfh P2AH, P2BH Duty ratio Pulse width tpws SG Rise and fall time tprs, tpfs Duty ratio Pulse width tpwr RG Rise and fall time tprr, tpfr TG-P1AH, P1BH Overlap time tovr *13: TG terminal can be short-circuited to P2AV terminal. *14: The clock pulses should be overlapped at 50 % of clock pulse amplitude. P1AV, P1BV, P2AV, P2BV, TG Remark *13, *14 *14 Min. 30 200 125 10 125 10 10 5 10 Typ. 60 250 50 250 50 50 20 Max. - Unit s ns ns ns % ns ns % ns ns s 5 CCD area image sensor S9979 0.5 Dimensional outline (unit: mm) QUARTZ WINDOW 87.0 1.3 PIN No. 1 2 13 14 15.0 TDI direction 15.24 16 15 0.25 2.5 28 27 PHOTOSENSITIVE SURFACE INDEX MARK 2.54 0.46 33.02 KMPDA0203EB Pin connections Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 to 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Symbol RG RD SSA OS OD OG SG P2AH P1AH NC SSD P2BH P1BH IGH ISV NC IGV P1BV P2BV P1AV P2AV TG Description Reset gate Reset drain Analog ground Output transistor source Output transistor drain Output gate Summing gate CCD horizontal register clock A-2 CCD horizontal register clock A-1 Digital ground CCD horizontal register clock B-2 CCD horizontal register clock B-1 Test point (Horizontal input gate) Test point (Vertical input source) Test point (Vertical input gate) CCD vertical register clock B-1 CCD vertical register clock B-2 CCD vertical register clock A-1 CCD vertical register clock A-2 Transfer gate Remark Same timing as P2AH Same timing as P1AH Shorted to RD Same timing as P1AV Same timing as P2AV Precautions for use (Electrostatic countermeasures) Handle these sensors with bare hands or wearing cotton gloves. In addition, wear anti-static clothing or use a wrist band with an earth ring, in order to prevent electrostatic damage due to electrical charges from friction. Avoid directly placing these sensors on a work-desk or work-bench that may carry an electrostatic charge. Provide ground lines or ground connection with the work-floor, work-desk and work-bench to allow static electricity to discharge. Ground the tools used to handle these sensors, such as tweezers and soldering irons. It is not always necessary to provide all the electrostatic measures stated above. Implement these measures according to the amount of damage that occurs. Element cooling/heating temperature incline rate When cooling the CCD by an externally attached cooler, set the cooler operation so that the temperature gradient (rate of temperature change) for cooling or allowing the CCD to warm back is less than 5 K/minute. 6 CCD area image sensor S9979 Information described in this material is current as of March, 2011. 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