Charge-coupled device

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Image sensor
gptkbp:abbreviation CCD
gptkbp:advantage High power consumption
Low noise
High image quality
Slower readout speed
gptkbp:application gptkb:Spectroscopy
Surveillance
Microscopy
Scientific imaging
Television cameras
Space imaging
gptkbp:category gptkb:Optoelectronics
Imaging technology
Semiconductor device
gptkbp:commercialUse 1970s
gptkbp:detects Light
gptkbp:hasComponent Output amplifier
Pixel array
Shift register
gptkbp:hasPatent US Patent 3,792,322
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charge-coupled device
gptkbp:introducedIn 1969
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:George_E._Smith
gptkb:Willard_Boyle
gptkbp:material Silicon
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear gptkb:George_E._Smith
gptkb:Willard_Boyle
2009
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Mars_rovers
Digital SLR cameras
Medical X-ray imaging
gptkbp:operates Moving electrical charge within the device
gptkbp:principle gptkb:Photoelectric_effect
gptkbp:readoutType gptkb:Serial
Parallel
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:CMOS_sensor
gptkb:Photodiode
Active pixel sensor
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:CMOS_sensor
gptkbp:sensitivity Visible light
Near-infrared
Ultraviolet (with special coatings)
gptkbp:usedIn Digital cameras
Video cameras
Astronomical telescopes
Barcode readers
Medical imaging devices
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bell_Telephone_Laboratories,_Incorporated
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7