A real time infrared array IC

Abstract

A 128/spl times/128 real-time infrared (RTIR) CMOS scene generation IC is presented. The RTIR IC offers real-time dynamic thermal scene generation. This system is a mixed mode design, 9 bit accurate with 16 element analog scene information written and stored in the thermal pixel array. The presented design utilizes micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) in conjunction with the 1.2 /spl mu/m Supertex CMOS process to develop a low cost RTIR IC scene generator.