Integrated Circuits for Photodiode Applications

Abstract

This thesis aims to study and design charge pump circuits for photodiode applications. The thesis is divided into three main parts photodiodes and the need for charge pump circuit in photo diode applications, both photodiode and charge pump integration limitations, and the study of charge pump circuits and the proposed design of the charge pump. The thesis consists of six chapters including lists of contents, tables and figures as well as list of references. Chapter 1 Chapter 1 gives a brief introduction to the motivation, objectives, major contributions and organization of the thesis. Chapter 2 Chapter 2 discusses the photodiode types and characteristics. Chapter 3 Chapter 3 shows the study and comparison of different architectures of charge pump circuits. Chapter 4 Chapter 4 shows the integration of the charge pump and photodiode and its limitations. Chapter 5: Chapter 5 discusses the proposed charge pump circuits. Chapter 6: Chapter 6 discusses the conclusions for this work and the suggested future work including optimization or extra features.