charge-coupled device (CCD)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:microprocessor
image sensor
gptkbp:application machine vision
surveillance
fax machines
barcode readers
scientific imaging
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics_2009_(to_inventors)
gptkbp:category medical imaging technique
optoelectronics
photodetectors
gptkbp:feature high sensitivity
high image quality
low noise
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label charge-coupled device (CCD)
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:George_E._Smith
gptkb:Willard_Boyle
1969
gptkbp:material silicon
gptkbp:operates converting light into electronic signals
moving electrical charge
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:CMOS_sensor
gptkbp:usedIn astronomical telescopes
digital cameras
medical imaging devices
scanners
video cameras
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:AT&T_Bell_Laboratories
gptkb:Bell_Labs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4