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SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSING 59<br />

<strong>with</strong> the channel potential ΦS:<br />

⎧<br />

⎛<br />

⎞⎫<br />

⎪<br />

⎜<br />

2 ⎛<br />

Q ⎞<br />

2⋅<br />

C ⋅<br />

⎟⎪<br />

⎪<br />

⎜<br />

⎜ − + n<br />

ox VG<br />

VFB<br />

⎟<br />

Q ε ⋅ ε ⋅ ⋅<br />

⎝<br />

⎠ ⎟⎪<br />

Φ = − + n + 0 Si q NA<br />

Cox<br />

s V G VFB<br />

⎨<br />

⋅⎜1<br />

− 1+<br />

2<br />

⎟⎬<br />

Cox<br />

⎪ C ⎜<br />

ε0<br />

⋅ εSi<br />

⋅ q⋅<br />

N<br />

ox<br />

A ⎟⎪<br />

⎪<br />

⎜<br />

⎟⎪<br />

⎩<br />

⎝<br />

⎠⎭<br />

Equation 3.4<br />

In this equation Qn is the charge <strong>of</strong> integrated electrons per unit area. (This charge<br />

is <strong>of</strong> negative polarity, because electrons are collected. q, the elementary charge, is<br />

<strong>of</strong> positive polarity � Qn = -ne·q). VG is the gate voltage, VFB is the flatband voltage<br />

and (VG - VFB) is the effective gate voltage. (See [TEU] for more details). The oxide<br />

capacitance per unit area Cox is given by:<br />

ε0<br />

⋅ ε<br />

C<br />

ox<br />

ox =<br />

t<br />

Equation 3.5<br />

ox<br />

In Figure 3.8 the depletion width is shown as a function <strong>of</strong> typical doping<br />

concentrations and gate voltages. The higher the gate voltage and the lower the<br />

substrate doping, the deeper the depletion region is. For CCD applications the<br />

depletion region should usually be as deep as possible in order to directly capture<br />

as many optically generated charge carriers as possible.

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