1.75um Pixel Generation Comparison

So far 3 companies announced 1.75um pixel generation parameters: Micron, ST and Samsung. The comparison below is based on IEDM 2006 presentation by ST and Samsung and ISSCC 2007 abstract by Micron. For comparison, Micron old data on 1.7um pixel presented in 2005 on IEEE Workshop on CCD and Advanced Image Sensors is given too. Also, ST preliminary data on 1.45um pixel is added at the last column, as presented on the recent IEDM.

	Micron 1.7um Workshop on Advanced Image Sensors 2005	Micron ISSCC 2007	Samsung IEDM 2006	ST IEDM 2006	ST IEDM 2006 1.45um pixel (very preliminary)
Full Well Saturation Charge	9Ke linear	~6Ke (estimation)	>10Ke	8Ke	4Ke (not optimized)
Temporal Noise	2.8e pixel only	3.8e full path, 8MP imager	<10e>	3e pixel only	No Data
Dark Current at 60C	~25e/s (estimation)	No data	<10e/s>	25e/s	15e/s
Image Lag	No data	No data	0	0	0
Metallization	Al	Al	Cu	Cu	Cu