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Review of In-Pixel Gain Amplifiers and Readout Circuits for Low-Light CMOS Image Sensors. 低照度CMOS图像传感器的像素增益放大器和读出电路综述。

IEEE sensors reviews Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-14 DOI: 10.1109/sr.2025.3560917

Amr M Maghraby, Ibrahim Bozyel, Islam T Abougindia, Suat U Ay

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