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– 1 – E01908A41 Sony reserves the right to change products and specifications without prior notice. This information does not conv ey an y licens e by any implication or otherwise under any patents or other right. Application circuits shown, if an y , are typical e xamples illustr ating the operation of the de vices. Sony cannot assume responsi[...]
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– 2 – ICX418ALB USE RESTRICTION NO TICE (December 1, 2003 ver .) This USE RESTRICTION NO TICE ("Notice") is for customers who are considering or currently using the CCD products ("Products") set f or th in this specifications book. Sony Cor poration ("Sony") ma y , at any time, modify this Notice which will be av a[...]
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– 3 – ICX418ALB Block Dia gram and Pin Configuration (T op View) Pin Description Pin No . Pin No . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Symbol Description V φ 4 V φ 3 V φ 2 φ SUB V φ 1 V L V DD V OUT V er tical register transfer cloc k V er tical register transfer cloc k V er tical register transfer cloc k Substrate cloc k V er tical reg[...]
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– 4 – ICX418ALB Absolute Maximum Ratings Item Substrate cloc k φ SUB – GND Supply v oltage Clock input v oltage V oltage diff erence between vertical clock input pins V oltage diff erence between hor izontal clock input pins H φ 1 , H φ 2 – V φ 4 φ RG – GND φ RG – φ SUB V L – φ SUB Pins other than GND and φ SUB – V L Storag[...]
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– 5 – ICX418ALB DC Characteristics Output circuit supply current Item I DD Symbol 5.0 Min. Unit Remarks T yp . Max. mA 10.0 Bias Conditions 1 [when used in substrate bias internal generation mode] Output circuit supply voltage Reset drain v oltage Protectiv e transistor bias Substrate bias circuit supply v oltage Substrate cloc k ∗ 1 V L sett[...]
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– 6 – ICX418ALB Clock V oltage Conditions ∗ 1 Input the reset gate clock without applying a DC bias . In addition, the reset gate clock can also be driv en with the fo llowing specifications . Readout clock v oltage V er tical transfer cloc k v oltage Horizontal transf er clock v oltage Reset gate clock voltage ∗ 1 Substrate clock voltage I[...]
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– 7 – ICX418ALB Horizontal transfer c lock equivalent cir cuit V er tical transfer c lock equiv alent circuit H φ 1 H φ 2 C φ H1 C φ H2 C φ HH V φ 1 C φ V12 V φ 2 V φ 4 V φ 3 C φ V34 C φ V23 C φ V41 C φ V1 C φ V2 C φ V4 C φ V3 R GND R 4 R 1 R 3 R 2 Clock Equiv alent Circuit Constant C φ V1 , C φ V3 C φ V2 , C φ V4 C φ V12 [...]
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– 8 – ICX418ALB Drive Clock W aveform Conditions (1) Readout cloc k waveform (2) V er tical transfer cloc k wavef orm V VH = (V VH1 + V VH2 )/2 V VL = (V VL3 + V VL4 )/2 V φ V = V VH n – V VL n (n = 1 to 4) 100% 90% 10% 0% tr tf 0V twh φ M 2 φ M V VT V VH1 V VHH V VHL V VH V VLH V VL1 V VLL V VHL V VHH V VL V VHH V VH V VLH V VLL V VL V VH[...]
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– 9 – ICX418ALB (3) Horizontal transfer cloc k waveform (4) Reset gate cloc k waveform V RGLH is the maximum v alue and V RGLL is the minimum v alue of the coupling wa vef or m during the per iod from P oint A in the abov e diagram until the rising edge of RG. In addition, V RGL is the av erage value of V RGLH and V RGLL . V RGL = (V RGLH + V R[...]
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– 10 – ICX418ALB Clock Switc hing Characteristics ∗ 1 When vertical transfer cloc k dr iver CXD1267AN is used. ∗ 2 tf ≥ tr – 2ns. ∗ 3 The ov er lap period for twh and twl of horizontal transf er clocks H φ 1 and H φ 2 is two . Min. two T yp . Max. 16 20 Unit ns Remarks Item Horizontal transfer cloc k Symbol H φ 1 , H φ 2 ∗ 3 Min[...]
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– 11 – ICX418ALB Image Sensor Characteristics Item Sensitivity Saturation signal Smear Video signal shading Dark signal Dark signal shading Flick er Lag Symbol S Ysat Sm SH Vdt ∆ Vdt F Lag Min. 880 1000 Ty p . 1100 –115 Max. –105 20 25 2 1 2 0.5 Unit mV mV dB % % mV mV % % Measurement method 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 Remarks T a = 60°C Zone 0 an[...]
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– 12 – ICX418ALB Image Sensor Characteristics Measurement Method Measurement conditions 1) In the f ollowing measurements, the de vice dr iv e conditions are at the typical values of the bias and clock voltage conditions . (when used with substrate bias e xter nal adjustment, set the substrate v oltage to the v alue indicated on the device .) 2[...]
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– 13 – ICX418ALB 5. Dark signal Measure the av erage value of the signal output (Vdt [mV]) with the de vice ambient temperature 60°C and the de vice in the light-obstructed state, using the horizontal idle transf er le vel as a ref erence. 6. Dark signal shading After measuring 5, measure the maximum (Vdmax [mV]) and minimum (Vdmin [mV]) value[...]
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– 14 – ICX418ALB Drive Circuit 1 (substrate bias internal generation mode) 22/16V 0.01 –9V 3.3/16V 3.3/20V 0.01 1/35V 1 100 H φ 1 H φ 2 φ RG RD GND NC V DSUB NC 22/20V CCD OUT [ ∗ A] 15V XSUB XV2 XV1 XSG1 XV3 XSG2 XV4 H φ 2 H φ 1 RG 100k 0.01 CXD1267AN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 3.9k V φ 4 V φ 3 V φ 2 φ SUB [...]
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– 15 – ICX418ALB Drive Circuit 2 (substrate bias e xternal adjustment mode) 22/16V 0.01 –9V 3.3/16V 3.3/20V 0.01 1/35V 0.1 100 H φ 1 H φ 2 φ RG RD GND NC V DSUB NC 22/20V CCD OUT [ ∗ A] 15V XSUB XV2 XV1 XSG1 XV3 XSG2 XV4 H φ 2 H φ 1 RG 27k 0.01 CXD1267AN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 3.9k 0.1 39k 15k 47k 15k 270k 1[...]
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– 16 – ICX418ALB Spectral Sensitivity Characteristics (Excludes lens characteristics and light source characteristics) Sensor Readout Clock Timing Chart Unit: µs Odd Field Even Field V1 V2 V3 V4 V1 V2 V3 V4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 33.5 1.6 0.2 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.1 0 400 500 600 700 W ave Length [nm] Relative Response 800 900 1000[...]
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– 17 – ICX418ALB Drive Timing Chart (Vertical Sync) 520 525 1 2 3 4 5 10 15 20 493 494 260 265 270 275 280 494 493 2 1 4 3 6 5 2 1 4 3 6 5 FLD VD BLK HD V1 V2 V3 V4 CCD OUT 13 5 24 6 135 24 6[...]
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– 18 – ICX418ALB Drive Timing Char t (Horizontal Sync) 760 768 1 2 3 5 10 20 30 40 1 2 3 5 10 20 22 1 2 3 1 2 3 10 20 HD BLK H1 H2 RG V1 V2 V3 V4 SUB[...]
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– 19 – ICX418ALB Notes on Handling 1) Static charge prev ention CCD image sensors are easily damaged by static discharge . Before handling be sure to tak e the follo wing protectiv e measures. a) Either handle bare handed or use non-chargeable glov es, clothes or material. Also use conductiv e shoes . b) When handling directly use an ear th ban[...]
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– 20 – ICX418ALB P acka ge Outline Unit: mm Sony Corporation 16 pin DIP (300mil) 1st. pin Index H V 6.175 12.0 ± 0.15 12.35 ± 0.3 φ 13.2 ± 0.3 1.84 1.5 1.5 0.7 1.5 3.29 ± 0.3 2.54 7.62 0.25 4.0 4.0 4.0 ± 0.2 1.0 0.3 1.27 0.6 1.84 1 8 9 16 6.175 12.0 ± 0.15 12.35 ± 0.3 8 1 16 9 0.3 C ~ ~ A B ~ B' ~~ M 1. “A” is the center of the[...]