e2v on CCD vs CMOS Sensors

AZO Materials publishes Teledyne e2v article "The Development of CMOS Image Sensors" with a table comparing CCD and CMOS sensors. Although I do not agree with some of the statements in the table, here it is:

Characteristic CCD CMOS
Signal from pixel Electron packet Voltage
Signal from chip Analog Voltage Bits (digital)
Readout noise low Lower at equivalent frame rate
Fill factor High Moderate or low
Photo-Response Moderate to high Moderate to high
Sensitivity High Higher
Dynamic Range High Moderate to high
Uniformity High Slightly Lower
Power consumption Moderate to high Low to moderate
Shuttering Fast, efficient Fast, efficient
Speed Moderate to High Higher
Windowing Limited Multiple
Anti-blooming High to none High, always
Image Artefact Smearing, charge transfer inefficiency FPN, Motion (ERS), PLS
Biasing and Clocking Multiple, higher voltage Single, low-voltage
System Complexity High Low
Sensor Complexity Low High
Relative R&D cost Lower Lower or Higher depending on series


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