Real-time processor for staring receivers

Brian R. Hanzal; Andrzej Peczalski; James C. Schwanebeck; Richard B. Sanderson; Eric R. Fossum

doi:10.1117/12.60515

1 July 1992 Real-time processor for staring receivers

Brian R. Hanzal, Andrzej Peczalski, James C. Schwanebeck, Richard B. Sanderson, Eric R. Fossum

Proceedings Volume 1684, Infrared Readout Electronics; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.60515
Event: Aerospace Sensing, 1992, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The design, fabrication, and testing of a state-of-the-art, high-throughput on-focal plane IR-image signal processor is described. The processing functions performed are frame differencing and thresholding. The final focal plane array will consist of a 128 x 128-pixel platinum-silicide detector bump-mounted to an on-chip CCD multiplexer. The processor is in a 128-channel parallel-pipeline format. Each channel consists of a pixel regenerator (charge differencer), 128-pixel frame store CCD memory, pixel differencer, second pixel regenerator, thresholder (analog comparator), and digital latch. Four parallel analog outputs and four parallel digital outputs are included. The digital outputs provide a bit map of the image. All analog clock signals (128 KHz, 256 KHz, and 5 MHz) are generated by on-chip TTL-input clock drivers. TTL clock driver inputs are generated off-chip. The technology is low-temperature surface and buried channel CCD/CMOS/indium bump. The design goal was 8-bit resolution at 77 K and 1000 frames/s. Applications include point- or extended-target motion detection with thresholding. Design trade-offs and enhancements (such as on-chip detector gain compensation and a simple window processor) are discussed.

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Brian R. Hanzal, Andrzej Peczalski, James C. Schwanebeck, Richard B. Sanderson, and Eric R. Fossum "Real-time processor for staring receivers", Proc. SPIE 1684, Infrared Readout Electronics, (1 July 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.60515

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