1/2-inch Progressive Scan CCD Image Sensor with Square Pixel for B/W Cameras
Description
The ICX099AL is a 1/2-inch optical interline CCD 20 pin DIP (Cer-DIP)
solid-state image sensor with a square pixel array
and 800K effective pixels. Progressive scan allows all
pixels' signals to be output independently within
approximately 1/15 second. Also, the adoption of
high-speed mode supports 30 frames per second.
This chip features an electronic shutter with variable
charge-storage time which makes it possible to
realize high resolution, full-frame still image without a
mechanical shutter. Further, high sensitivity and low
dark current are achieved through the adoption of
HAD (Hole-Accumulation Diode) sensors.
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This chip is suitable for applications such as high
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resolution cameras for FA, etc. Pin 1
2
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Features
• Progressive scan allows individual readout of the
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V
image signals from all pixels.
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• High horizontal and vertical resolution still image 7
without a mechanical shutter.
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• Supports 30 frames per second mode H 40
Pin 11
• Square pixel
• Horizontal drive frequency: 14.31818MHz
Optical black position
• No voltage adjustments (reset gate and substrate
(Top View)
bias are not adjusted.)
• High resolution, high sensitivity, low dark current
• Continuous variable-speed shutter
• Low smear
• Excellent antiblooming characteristics
Device Structure
• Interline CCD image sensor
• Optical size: 1/2-inch format
• Number of effective pixels: 1034 (H) × 779 (V) approx. 800K pixels
• Total number of pixels: 1077 (H) × 788 (V) approx. 850K pixels
• Chip size: 7.60mm (H) × 6.20mm (V)
• Unit cell size: 6.25µm (H) × 6.25µm (V)
• Optical black: Horizontal (H) direction: Front 3 pixels, rear 40 pixels
Vertical (V) direction: Front 7 pixels, rear 2 pixels
• Number of dummy bits: Horizontal 29
Vertical 1
• Substrate material: Silicon
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operation of the devices. Sony cannot assume responsibility for any problems arising out of the use of these circuits.
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E97747-PS
ICX099AL
GND
GND
VOUT
Vφ2B
Vφ2A
Vφ1
Vφ3
NC
NC
NC
(Top View) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Vertical register
Note)
Note) : Photo sensor
Horizontal register
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
φRG
GND
φSUB
CSUB
Hφ2
NC
NC
VDD
VL
Hφ1
Pin Description
Bias Conditions
Item Symbol Min. Typ. Max. Unit Remarks
Supply voltage VDD 14.55 15.0 15.45 V
Protective transistor bias VL ∗1
∗1 VL setting is the VVL voltage of the vertical transfer clock waveform, or the same power supply as the VL
power supply for the V driver should be used.
∗2 Do not apply a DC bias to the substrate clock and reset gate clock pins, because a DC bias is generated
within the CCD.
DC Characteristics
Item Symbol Min. Typ. Max. Unit Remarks
Supply current IDD 6.0 mA
Waveform
Item Symbol Min. Typ. Max. Unit Remarks
diagram
Readout clock voltage VVT 14.55 15.0 15.45 V 1
VVH02A –0.05 0 0.05 V 2 VVH = VVH02A
VVH1, VVH2A,
–0.2 0 0.05 V 2
VVH2B, VVH3
VVL1, VVL2A,
–5.8 –5.5 –5.2 V 2 VVL = (VVL1+VVL3)/2
VVL2B, VVL3
Vφ1, Vφ2A,
Vertical transfer clock 5.2 5.5 5.8 V 2
Vφ2B, Vφ3
voltage
| VVL1 – VVL3 | 0.1 V 2
VVHH 0.3 V 2 High-level coupling
VVHL 1.0 V 2 High-level coupling
VVLH 0.5 V 2 Low-level coupling
VVLL 0.5 V 2 Low-level coupling
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Vφ1 Vφ2A
CφV12A
R1 R2A
RφH RφH
Hφ1 Hφ2
CφV1 CφV2A CφHH
CφV2B1 CφV2A3
CφH1 CφH2 RH2
CφV13
RGND
CφV2B CφV3
R2B R3
CφV32B
Vφ2B Vφ3
Vertical transfer clock equivalent circuit Horizontal transfer clock equivalent circuit
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II II
φM
VVT φM
2
10%
0% 0V
tr twh tf
Note) Readout clock is used by composing vertical transfer clocks Vφ2A and Vφ2B.
VVHL
VVLH
VVL01 VVL1 VVL
VVLL
Vφ2A, Vφ2B
VVH2A, VVH2B
VVH02A, VVH02B VVHH VVH
VVHL
VVLH
VVL2A, VVL2B VVL
VVLL
Vφ3 VVH3
VVHH VVH
VVHL
Hφ2
90%
VCR
VφH twl
VφH
2
10%
VHL
Hφ1
two
Cross-point voltage for the Hφ1 rising side of the horizontal transfer clocks Hφ1 and Hφ2 waveforms is VCR.
The overlap period for twh and twl of horizontal transfer clocks Hφ1 and Hφ2 is two.
VRGH
RG waveform
twl
VφRG
Point A
VRGLH
VRGL
VRGLL
VRGLm
VRGLH is the maximum value and VRGLL is the minimum value of the coupling waveform during the period from
Point A in the above diagram until the rising edge of RG. In addition, VRGL is the average value of VRGLH and
VRGLL.
VRGL = (VRGLH + VRGLL)/2
Assuming VRGH is the minimum value during the interval twh, then:
VφRG = VRGH – VRGL
Negative overshoot level during the falling edge of RG is VRGLm.
100%
90%
φM
VφSUB φM
2
10%
VSUB 0%
tr twh tf
(A bias generated within the CCD)
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During ∗2
ns
imaging
Horizontal
Hφ2 21 26 19 24 10 15 10 15
During Hφ1 0.01 0.01
parallel-serial µs
conversion Hφ2 0.01 0.01
During
Substrate clock φSUB 1.5 1.8 0.5 0.5 µs drain
charge
∗1 When vertical transfer clock driver CXD1267AN × 2 are used.
∗2 tf ≥ tr – 2ns, and the cross-point voltage (VCR) for the Hφ1 rising side of the Hφ1 and Hφ2 waveforms must be
at least VφH/2 [V].
two
Item Symbol Unit Remarks
Min. Typ. Max.
Horizontal transfer clock Hφ1, Hφ2 16 20 ns
Spectral Sensitivity Characteristics (excludes lens characteristics and light source characteristics)
0.9
0.8
0.7
Relative Response
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
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ICX099AL
1034 (H)
12 12
12
V
10
H H
8 8 779 (V)
Zone 0, I 10
Zone II, II'
V Ignored region
10
Effective pixel region
Measurement System
Note) Adjust the amplifier gain so that the gain between [∗A] and [∗B] equals 1.
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Readout modes
The diagram below shows the output methods for the following two readout modes.
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
VOUT VOUT
Note) Blacked out portions in the diagram indicate pixels which are not read out.
2. High-speed mode
The signals for all effective areas are output in approximately 1/30s by repeating readout pixels and non-
readout pixels every two lines. The vertical resolution is approximately 380TV-lines.
This readout mode emphasizes processing speed over vertical resolution.
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Measurement conditions
1) In the following measurements, the device drive conditions are at the typical values of the bias and clock
voltage conditions.
2) In the following measurements, spot blemishes are excluded and, unless otherwise specified, the optical
black level (OB) is used as the reference for the signal output, which is taken as the value measured at
point [∗B] of the measurement system.
1. Sensitivity
Set to standard imaging condition I. After selecting the electronic shutter mode with a shutter speed of
1/250s, measure the signal output (VS) at the center of the screen, and substitute the value into the
following formula.
S = VS × 250 [mV]
30
2. Saturation signal
Set to standard imaging condition II. After adjusting the luminous intensity to 10 times the intensity with the
average value of the signal output, 150mV, measure the minimum value of the signal output.
3. Smear
Set to standard imaging condition II. With the lens diaphragm at F5.6 to F8, first adjust the luminous
intensity to 500 times the intensity with the average value of the signal output, 150mV. Then after the
readout clock is stopped and the charge drain is executed by the electronic shutter at the respective H
blankings, measure the maximum value (Vsm [mV]) of the signal output and substitute the value into the
following formula.
Vsm 1 1
Sm = × × × 100 [%] (1/10V method conversion value)
150 500 10
5. Dark signal
Measure the average value of the signal output (Vdt [mV]) with the device ambient temperature 60°C and
the device in the light-obstructed state, using the horizontal idle transfer level as a reference.
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7. Lag
Adjust the signal output value generated by strobe light to 150mV. After setting the strobe light so that it
strobes with the following timing, measure the residual signal (Vlag). Substitute the value into the following
formula.
VD
V2A
Light
Strobe light
timing
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Drive Circuit
15V
–5.5V
1 20
2 19
3 18
4 17 100
5 16
XV1 CXD1267AN
6 15
XV2A
7 14
XSG1 8 13
9 12 2SK523
10 11
1
3
9
2
10
4
5
7
CCD OUT
NC
NC
NC
Vφ3
Vφ1
Vφ2A
Vφ2B
GND
VOUT
GND
3.9k
ICX099
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(Bottom View)
φSUB
NC
Hφ2
φRG
VL
NC
VDD
CSUB
Hφ1
GND
1 20 100k
19
16
11
14
17
12
15
18
20
13
2 19
3 18 1/35V
4 17
XSUB 0.1 0.01
5 16 22/20V
XV3
6 CXD1267AN 15 22/16V
XV2B
7 14
XSG2
8 13
9 12
10 11
0.1 2200p
1M
22/20V
H2
H1
RG
1/20V
ICX099AL
ICX099AL
XV1
XV2A
XV2B
XV3
XSG1
XSG2
69.8ns (1 bit)
HD
2.51µs (36 bits)
42.2µs (604 bits)
V1
V2A
V2B
V3
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ICX099AL
XV1
XV2A
XV2B
XV3
XSG1
XSG2
69.8ns (1 bit)
HD
2.51µs (36 bits)
42.2µs (604 bits)
V1
V2A
V2B
V3
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OUT
CCD
V3
V2B
V2A
V1
HD
VD
778
779
794
800
1
2
Drive Timing Chart (Vertical Sync)
1 3
2 4
3 5
4 6
5 7
6 8
7 9
1 10
2 11
3 12
4 13
5 14
6 15
7 16
Progressive Scan Mode
401
785
778 787
779
790
795
800
1
2
1 3
2
3
4
5
6
7
1
2
3
ICX099AL
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V3
V1
HD
OUT
CCD
V2B
V2A
VD
765
766 389
769 390
770 391
773 392
774 393
777 394
778 395
396
397
398
399
400
1
2
Drive Timing Chart (Vertical Sync)
1 3
4 4
5 5
1 6
2 7
5 8
6 9
9 10
10 11
13 12
765 388
766 389
High-speed Mode
769 390
770 391
773 392
774 393
777 394
778 395
396
397
398
399
400
1
2
1 3
4 4
5 5
1 6
2 7
5 8
6 9
9 10
10 11
13 12
765 388
766 389
769 390
770 391
773 392
774 393
777 394
778 395
396
397
398
399
400
1
2
1 3
4 4
5 5
1 6
2 7
5 8
6 9
9 10
10 11
13 12
ICX099AL
Drive Timing Chart (Horizontal Sync) Progressive Scan Mode
HD
CLK
5 bits rear OPB 40 bits dummy 29 bits front OPB 3 bits 5 bits
165
1197
H1
H2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
V1
V2A
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V2B
V3
SUB
RG
SHP
SHD
ICX099AL
Drive Timing Chart (Horizontal Sync) High-speed Mode
HD
CLK
5 bits rear OPB 40 bits dummy 29 bits front OPB 3 bits 5 bits
165
1197
H1
H2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
V1
V2A
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V2B
V3
SUB
RG
SHP
SHD
ICX099AL
ICX099AL
Notes on Handling
2) Soldering
a) Make sure the package temperature does not exceed 80°C.
b) Solder dipping in a mounting furnace causes damage to the glass and other defects. Use a ground 30W
soldering iron and solder each pin in less than 2 seconds. For repairs and remount, cool sufficiently.
c) To dismount an image sensor, do not use a solder suction equipment. When using an electric desoldering
tool, use a thermal controller of the zero cross On/Off type and connect it to ground.
4) Installing (attaching)
a) Remain within the following limits when applying a static load to the package. Do not apply any load more
than 0.7mm inside the outer perimeter of the glass portion, and do not apply any load or impact to limited
portions. (This may cause cracks in the package.)
b) If a load is applied to the entire surface by a hard component, bending stress may be generated and the
package may fracture, etc., depending on the flatness of the ceramic portions. Therefore, for installation,
use either an elastic load, such as a spring plate, or an adhesive.
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c) The adhesive may cause the marking on the rear surface to disappear, especially in case the regulated
voltage value is indicated on the rear surface. Therefore, the adhesive should not be applied to this area,
and indicated values should be transferred to other locations as a precaution.
d) The upper and lower ceramic are joined by low melting point glass. Therefore, care should be taken not
to perform the following actions as this may cause cracks.
• Applying repeated bending stress to the outer leads.
• Heating the outer leads for an extended period with a soldering iron.
• Rapidly cooling or heating the package.
• Applying any load or impact to a limited portion of the low melting point glass using tweezers or other
sharp tools.
• Prying at the upper or lower ceramic using the low melting point glass as a fulcrum.
Note that the same cautions also apply when removing soldered products from boards.
e) Acrylate anaerobic adhesives are generally used to attach CCD image sensors. In addition, cyano-
acrylate instantaneous adhesives are sometimes used jointly with acrylate anaerobic adhesives.
(reference)
5) Others
a) Do not expose to strong light (sun rays) for long periods. For continuous using under cruel condition
exceeding the normal using condition, consult our company.
b) Exposure to high temperature or humidity will affect the characteristics. Accordingly avoid storage or
usage in such conditions.
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Package Outline Unit: mm
0° to 9°
20 11 11 20
~
C (R0.7) φ1.4
1.4
15.24
15.1 ± 0.3
(4.0)
11.55
V
7.55
3
~
H
0.55
0.25
B'
14.6 3 1. “A” is the center of the effective image area.
3.4 ± 0.3
0.7
~ 2. The two points “B” of the package are the horizontal reference.
0.4
The point “B'” of the package is the vertical reference.
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3. The bottom “C” of the package is the height reference.
4. The center of the effective image area, relative to “B” and “B'” is
0.83
(H, V) = (9.0, 7.55) ± 0.15mm.
1.778 0.46
1.27
5. The rotation angle of the effective image area relative to H and V is ± 1°.
0.4 0.8
4.0 ± 0.3
6. The height from the bottom “C” to the effective image area is 1.41 ± 0.15mm.
0.3 M
7. The tilt of the effective image area relative to the bottom “C” is less than 60µm.
8. The thickness of the cover glass is 0.75mm, and the refractive index is 1.5.
PACKAGE STRUCTURE
9. The notch and the hole on the bottom must not be used for reference of fixing.
PACKAGE MATERIAL Cer-DIP