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A summary of the main CMOS SPAD implementations, their characteristics and integration challenges, is provided from the perspective of targeting large pixel arrays, where one of the key drivers is the spatial uniformity. The main analog techniques aimed at time-gated photon counting and photon timestamping suitable for compact and low-power pixels are critically discussed. The main features of these solutions are the adoption of analog counting techniques and time-to-analog conversion, in NMOS-only pixels. Reliable quantum-limited single-photon counting, self-referenced analog-to-digital conversion, time gating down to 0.75 ns and timestamping with 368 ps jitter are achieved.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s16050745","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,5,24]],"date-time":"2016-05-24T09:05:05Z","timestamp":1464080705000},"page":"745","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":49,"title":["Compact SPAD-Based Pixel Architectures for Time-Resolved Image Sensors"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Matteo","family":"Perenzoni","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Integrated Radiation and Image Sensors, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento 38123, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lucio","family":"Pancheri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Trento, Trento 38123, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"David","family":"Stoppa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Integrated Radiation and Image Sensors, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento 38123, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2016,5,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"335","article-title":"Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes for three-dimensional imaging","volume":"13","author":"Aull","year":"2002","journal-title":"Linc. 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