charge-coupled devices (CCDs)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:microprocessor
image sensor
gptkbp:application gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
scientific instruments
digital cameras
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics_2009
gptkbp:category optoelectronics
solid-state devices
gptkbp:feature high sensitivity
high image quality
low noise
slow readout speed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label charge-coupled devices (CCDs)
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_sensors
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:astronomy
medical imaging
scanners
video cameras
digital imaging
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:X-ray_telescopes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6