AMIS-722402: Contact Image Sensor Data Sheet 1.0 General Description AMI Semiconductor's AMIS-722402 (PI5002D) contact image sensor (CIS) consists of 1376 active pixels which enables the selection of 2400, 1200, 600, or 300 dots per inch (dpi) resolutions, and employs AMI Semiconductor's proprietary CMOS image sensing technology. The sensor contains an on-chip output amplifier, power down circuitry and parallel transfer features that are uniquely combined with the present-day active-pixel-sensor technology. The image sensors are designed to be cascaded end-to-end on a printed circuit board (PCB) and packaged in an image sensing module. Applications for the sensor array includes facsimiles, PC scanners, check readers, and office automation equipment. Figure 1 is a block diagram of the sensor, showing 1376 active pixels, their associated multiplexing switches, buffers, and an output amplifier circuit with a power down feature. The sensors pixel-pixel spacing is approximately 10.58m. The size of each sensor without the scribe lines is 14560m by 230m. 2.0 Key Features * * * * * * * * * * * * 2400, 1200, 600, and 300dpi selectable resolutions 1376 image sensor elements (pixels) 10.58m (2400dpi) pixel center-to-center spacing On-chip amplifier Single 3.3V power supply 3.3V input clocks and control signals 3MHz maximum pixel rate Parallel / integrate and transfer Power-down circuit High sensitivity Low power Low noise 14560m 10.58m 7.26m 1 2 4 3 1374 Row of 1376 Pixels (2400dpi) 1375 1376 230m Parallel Transfer, Storage Cells and Readout Registers Scan Direction Amplifier, PowerDown and Offset Control SI GBST CLK SIC WS VOUT VREF VSS VDD VBIAS Figure 1: Sensor Block Diagram AMI Semiconductor - Jan. 06, M-20499-004 www.amis.com 1 Biasing SR1 SR2 SO AMIS-722402: Contact Image Sensor Data Sheet 3.0 Unique Features There are six unique features incorporated into the AMIS-722402 which improve the sensor's performance. 3.1 Pixel-to-pixel Offset Cancellation Circuit The sensor employs a pixel-to-pixel offset cancellation circuit, which reduces the fixed pattern noise (FPN), and amplifier offsets. In addition, this innovative circuit design greatly improves the optical linearity and low noise sensitivity. 3.2 Parallel Integrate, Transfer and Hold The sensor has a parallel integrate, transfer and hold feature, which allows the sensor to be read out while photon integration is taking place. These features are approached through the use of an integrate-and-hold cell, located at each pixel site. Each pixel's charge is read from its storage site as the sensor's shift register sequentially transfers each pixel's charge onto a common video line. 3.3 Dual Scan Initiation Inputs, GBST and SI Each sensor has two scan initiation inputs, the global start pulse (GBST) and the start pulse (SI), which are compatible with standard 3.3V CMOS clocks. These clocks help to reduce the sensor-to-sensor transition FPN by initializing and preprocessing all sensors simultaneously before they start their readout scan. The internal shift register starts the scan after GBST is clocked in on the falling edge of the clock input (CLK). During the first 75 clock cycles following a GBST pulse, all the pixels of all the cascaded sensors cycle through their pre-scan initialization process that reduces FPN and reset noise. A sequence of cascaded sensors has a unique first sensor and identically behaving subsequent sensors. The start input control (SIC) defines whether a sensor will be the first sensor that self-starts the readout of its pixels or will be a subsequent sensor that waits for the SI before starting the readout of its pixels. With its SIC tied high (Vdd), the first sensor self-starts the readout of its pixels after 75 clock cycles of delay. With their SIC tied low (ground), all of the subsequent sensors delay their readout of their pixels until after they receive a SI pulse. Furthermore, the first sensor's SI is left unconnected, while the subsequent sensors all have their SI connected to the endof-scan (SO) of their respective preceding sensor. Just prior to finishing its readout of its pixels, each sensor will send a SO pulse to its respective subsequent sensor so that its respective subsequent sensor will continue the readout of pixels without a pause or gap in readout. The external module-level start pulse (SP) is connected to all of the sensors' GBST inputs. nd For example in the 2400dpi mode, when the first sensor completes its scan, its SO appears on the rising edge of 1442 clock cycle after the entry of GBST and nine pixels before its last pixel, in order to have a continuous pixel readout between sensors in a module. This SO enters as the SI clock of the second and subsequent sensors; hence all subsequent sensors will start their register scan after each of the preceding sensors completes its scan. 3.4 Power Saving Each sensor incorporates a power-saving feature when multiple sensors are cascaded together to form a linear imaging array. When a particular sensor is selected to be read out, the SIC on each sensor selects a unique feature of powering up that sensor's output amplifier and powering it down when not selected. 3.5 Common Reference Voltage between Cascaded Sensors Each sensor has an input/output bias control (VREF), which serves as an offset voltage reference. Each bias control pad is connected to an internal bias source and tied to its own amplifier's reference bias input. In operation, these pads on every sensor are connected together. Each sensor then "shares" the same bias level to maintain a constant bias among all of the sensors. 3.6 Selectable Resolutions of 2400dpi, 1200dpi, 600dpi, 300dpi The sensor allows for four selectable resolutions; 2400dpi, 1200dpi, 600dpi, and 300dpi, which are controlled by the select resolution 1 and 2 inputs, (SR1, SR2). The following truth details the conditions of the SR1 and SR2 inputs in order to select each resolution, where low represents the input is connected to ground and a high represents the input connected to Vdd. AMI Semiconductor - Jan. 06, M-20499-004 www.amis.com 2 AMIS-722402: Contact Image Sensor Data Sheet In the 2400dpi mode, all 1376 pixels are clocked out, whereas in the 1200dpi mode, Pixels 1 and 2 are combined, 3 and 4 are combined and so on up to Pixels 1375 and 1376 being combined. One half of the pixel amplifiers and one half of the scanning registers are then disabled. As a result, sensitivity in the 1200dpi mode will be twice that of the 2400dpi mode and the 1200dpi readout time will be approximately half of the 2400dpi readout time. Similarly, in the 600dpi mode, Pixels 1-4 are combined, Pixels 5-8 are combined and so on up to Pixels 1373-1376 being combined. Only one quarter of the pixel amplifiers and shift registers are then used. The 600dpi sensitivity will be four times that of the 2400dpi, and the readout time will be one quarter of the 2400dpi readout time. In the 300dpi mode, Pixels 1-8 are combined, Pixels 9-16 are combined and so on up to Pixels 1369-1376 being combined. Only one eighth of the pixel amplifiers and shift registers are then used. The 300dpi sensitivity will be eight times that of the 2400dpi, and the readout time will be one eighth of the 2400dpi readout time. Unlike a CCD array, all of the 2400dpi, 1200dpi, 600dpi, and 300dpi arrays can operate with the same clock frequency. Table 1: Select Resolution Conditions Resolution Select Resolution 1 (SR1) 2400dpi L 1200dpi L 600dpi H 300dpi H Select Resolution 2 (SR2) L H L H 4.0 Functional Description 4.1 Input / Output Terminals The AMIS-722402 image sensor has 13 pads that become inter-connected when they are cascaded end-to-end on a PCB and packaged in an image sensing module. Their symbols and functions are listed in Table 2. Table 2: Input and Output Terminals Signal I/O Description SI I Start pulse: Input to start a line scan (see discussion of the sensors unique features for further details) Global start pulse: GBST I Globally initializes the start inputs of all sensors and starts the scanning process of the first sensor (see discussion of the sensors unique features for further details) CLK I Clock: Clock input for the shift register Start input control: SIC I Input to control the Start Pulse to the first sensor (see discussion of the sensors unique features for further details) Waveform select: WS I Selects between two different readout modes, the waveform select input is left unconnected or held high for normal sampling and held low for CDS sampling VOUT O Video output voltage: Output video signal from the chip VREF I/O Reference voltage: Reference input voltage for the amplifier output; sets the output's reset (dark) level VSS I Ground VDD I Power supply Internal bias voltage. VBIAS O This is an internal bias voltage which should be connected via an external decoupling capacitor to Vdd on the modules' PCB for noise reduction. Special care may be required to minimize electro-magnetic interference coupling to this line. Select resolution 1: SR1 I Selects the 2400, 1200, 600, or 300dpi modes in conjunction with SR2 (see discussion of the sensors unique features for further details) Select resolution 2: SR2 I Selects the 2400, 1200, 600, or 300dpi modes in conjunction with SR1 (see discussion of the sensors unique features for further details) SO O End of scan pulse: Output from the shift register at the end of a scan AMI Semiconductor - Jan. 06, M-20499-004 www.amis.com 3 AMIS-722402: Contact Image Sensor Data Sheet 4.2 Bonding Pad Layout Diagram Figure 2 shows the bonding pad locations for the AMIS-722402 sensor. 14560m 230m SI GBST CLK SIC WS VREF VOUT VSS VDD VBIAS SR1 SR2 SO Pad Location Table Pad SI GBST CLK SIC WS VOUT VREF VSS VDD VBIAS SR1 SR2 SO Location Start Pulse Global Start Pulse Clock Start Input Control Waveform Select Video Output Voltage Reference Voltage Ground Power Supply Chip Bias Voltage Select Resolution 1 Select Resolution 2 End of Scan Pulse Y Notes: 1. The drawing is not to scale. 2. The die length and width are given in the above sensor die figure 3. Pad locations are listed in the Pad Location Table X 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 2127 2379 2633 2890 3826 4077 6084 6428 20 20 20 20 20 7393 10960 11214 11468 12103 eg. SI Y X X 4. Each pad is 100 x 70um 5. All dimensions are in um 6. Die size does not include the scribe line Figure 2: AMIS-722402 Bonding Pad Layout AMI Semiconductor - Jan. 06, M-20499-004 www.amis.com GBST 4 AMIS-722402: Contact Image Sensor Data Sheet 4.3 Wafer Scribe Line Figure 3 outlines the scribe line dimensions surrounding the sensor die on a wafer. 55m 230m 14560m 55m 55m Figure 3: Wafer Scribe Line AMI Semiconductor - Jan. 06, M-20499-004 www.amis.com 5 55m AMIS-722402: Contact Image Sensor Data Sheet 5.0 Electro-Optical Specifications Table 3 lists the electro-optical specifications of the AMIS-722402 sensor at 25C and Vdd = 3.3V. Table 3: Electro-Optical Specifications Parameter (1) Number of pixels @ 2400dpi @ 1200dpi @ 600dpi @ 300dpi (1) Pixel-to-pixel spacing @ 2400dpi @ 1200dpi @ 600dpi @ 300dpi (2) Dark output voltage level (3) Dark output non-uniformity (4) Photo-response non-uniformity (5) Adjacent photo-response non-uniformity (6) Sensor-to-sensor photo-response non-uniformity (7) Saturation voltage (8) Sensitivity @ 300dpi @ 600dpi @ 1200dpi @ 2400dpi Photo response linearity, between lower and upper end of the (9) linear range (approx range of. 0.1-0.75V) (10) Individual pixel noise (rms) @ 2400dpi @ 1200dpi @ 600dpi @ 300dpi (11) Average pixel noise (rms) @ 2400dpi @ 1200dpi @ 600dpi @ 300dpi (12) Row noise, without external sources (rms) @ 2400dpi @ 1200dpi @ 600dpi @ 300dpi Wafer thickness Symbol Vd Ud Up Upn Usensor VSat www.amis.com Typ. 1376 688 344 172 10.58 21.16 42.32 84.64 10.58 21.16 42.32 84.64 1.2 2440 1220 610 305 V/J/cm 2 V/J/cm 2 V/J/cm 2 V/J/cm 0.35 80 15 15 10 0.9 2 2 2.5 3.5 4.5 5.5 P_noise 2.5 3.5 4.5 5.5 Pavg_noise Row_noise 280 Units m m m m V mV % % % Volts PRL 6 Max. 1376 688 344 172 Sv Notes for Table 3 are listed on the next page under "Definitions of Electro-Optical Specifications". AMI Semiconductor - Jan. 06, M-20499-004 Min. 0.50 0.50 0.75 1.00 300 % mV mV mV mV 3 4 5 6 mV mV mV mV 320 mV mV mV mV m AMIS-722402: Contact Image Sensor Data Sheet 5.1 Definitions of Electro-optical Specifications All electrical specifications will be measured at a pixel rate of 3.0MHz, a temperature of 25 C, Vdd = 3.3V, Vref = 0.35V and at an integration time of 0.9ms for 300dpi, 1.8ms for 600dpi, 3.76ms for 1200dpi, and 7.2ms for 2400dpi. The average output voltage Vpavg, which is defined as the voltage difference between the average pixel level in the light and the average pixel level in the dark, will be adjusted to approximately 1.0V, unless stated otherwise. A linear array of uniform green LED's will be used as the light source for measurements requiring illumination, unless stated otherwise. As a guideline, the recommended load on the output should be 1K