An array of uncooled infrared sensors based on a micro-machined
temperature sensitive MOS transistor. The sensor array is fabricated
using a commercial CMOS process on SOI wafers, followed by backside
silicon dry etching for each sensor pixel. Active sensor pixels may
include either, an integrator and buffer, or simply the sensing
transistor, serving also as the selection device. The transistor bias
controls the selected device and the sensitivity of the sensor. PMOS
transistors and switched operation are used for noise minimization.