  The Penn State X-ray detector lab, in collaboration with Teledyne Imaging
Sensors (TIS), have progressed their efforts to improve soft X-ray Hybrid CMOS
detector (HCD) technology on multiple fronts. Having newly acquired a Teledyne
cryogenic SIDECAR ASIC for use with HxRG devices, measurements were performed
with an H2RG HCD and the cooled SIDECAR. We report new energy resolution and
read noise measurements, which show a significant improvement over room
temperature SIDECAR operation. Further, in order to meet the demands of future
high-throughput and high spatial resolution X-ray observatories, detectors with
fast readout and small pixel sizes are being developed. We report on
characteristics of new X-ray HCDs with 12.5 micron pitch that include in-pixel
CDS circuitry and crosstalk-eliminating CTIA amplifiers. In addition, PSU and
TIS are developing a new large-scale array Speedster-EXD device. The original
64 x 64 pixel Speedster-EXD prototype used comparators in each pixel to enable
event driven readout with order of magnitude higher effective readout rates,
which will now be implemented in a 550 x 550 pixel device. Finally, the
detector lab is involved in a sounding rocket mission that is slated to fly in
2018 with an off-plane reflection grating array and an H2RG X-ray HCD. We
report on the planned detector configuration for this mission, which will
increase the NASA technology readiness level of X-ray HCDs to TRL 9.
