DRS U6000 640x480 VOx uncooled IR focal plane

Philip E. Howard; John Elwood Clarke; Adrian C. Ionescu; Chuan C. Li; John C. Stevens

doi:10.1117/12.478860

5 August 2002 DRS U6000 640x480 VO_x uncooled IR focal plane

Philip E. Howard, John Elwood Clarke, Adrian C. Ionescu, Chuan C. Li, John C. Stevens

Proceedings Volume 4721, Infrared Detectors and Focal Plane Arrays VII; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.478860
Event: AeroSense 2002, 2002, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

DRS (formerly Boeing) has completed the development and demonstration of a 25-micron pixel size 640x480 VO_x microbolometer uncooled IR focal plane product, the U6000. The U6000 incorporates several advanced features to enhance its performance and functional capabilities. A parallel six- bit Smart-Sensor data bus provides external command and data interface capability between the sensor and the focal plane. This includes on chip 6-bit pixel offset correction, detector bias selection and regulation, programmable signal gain, interlaced and non-interlaced output video format selection, signal integration time selection and input referred global offset selection capabilities. The U6000 also includes a high resolution on-chip temperature measurement that is incorporated into the single channel output video during horizontal blanking. This paper describes the U6000's functional capabilities, and provides U6000 functional validation and performance data.

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Philip E. Howard, John Elwood Clarke, Adrian C. Ionescu, Chuan C. Li, and John C. Stevens "DRS U6000 640x480 VO_x uncooled IR focal plane", Proc. SPIE 4721, Infrared Detectors and Focal Plane Arrays VII, (5 August 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.478860

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