| AR/VR | Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality |
| BEOL | Back-End-of-Line |
| BI | Back-Illuminated |
| CIS | CMOS Image Sensor |
| CMOS | Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor |
| DCR | Dark Count Rate |
| DNW | Deep Nwell |
| FEOL | Front-End-of-Line |
| FI | Front-Illuminated |
| FWHM | Full Width at Half Maximum |
| FWTM | Full Width at Tenth Maximum |
| GR | Guard Ring |
| LET | Light Emission Test |
| LiDAR | Light Detection and Ranging |
| NIR | Near-Infrared |
| NW | Nwell |
| PDP | Photon Detection Probability |
| PEB | Premature Edge Breakdown |
| PW | Pwell |
| SPAD | Single-Photon Avalanche Diode |
| TCAD | Technology Computer-Aided Design |
| TCSPC | Time-Correlated Single-Photon Counting |
| ToF | Time of Flight |