CA1097809A - Charge-coupled-device quantizing circuit - Google Patents
Charge-coupled-device quantizing circuitInfo
- Publication number
- CA1097809A CA1097809A CA265,622A CA265622A CA1097809A CA 1097809 A CA1097809 A CA 1097809A CA 265622 A CA265622 A CA 265622A CA 1097809 A CA1097809 A CA 1097809A
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- charge
- transfer
- charge carriers
- substrate
- wells
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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- 239000000758 substrate Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 15
- 238000001514 detection method Methods 0.000 claims description 8
- 239000004065 semiconductor Substances 0.000 claims description 5
- 238000011982 device technology Methods 0.000 abstract description 5
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- 239000000377 silicon dioxide Substances 0.000 abstract description 2
- 238000005513 bias potential Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000002347 injection Methods 0.000 description 7
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- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 description 3
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- XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N aluminium Chemical compound [Al] XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11C—STATIC STORES
- G11C19/00—Digital stores in which the information is moved stepwise, e.g. shift registers
- G11C19/34—Digital stores in which the information is moved stepwise, e.g. shift registers using storage elements with more than two stable states represented by steps, e.g. of voltage, current, phase, frequency
- G11C19/36—Digital stores in which the information is moved stepwise, e.g. shift registers using storage elements with more than two stable states represented by steps, e.g. of voltage, current, phase, frequency using multistable semiconductor elements
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
- H03M—CODING; DECODING; CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL
- H03M1/00—Analogue/digital conversion; Digital/analogue conversion
- H03M1/12—Analogue/digital converters
- H03M1/34—Analogue value compared with reference values
- H03M1/36—Analogue value compared with reference values simultaneously only, i.e. parallel type
- H03M1/361—Analogue value compared with reference values simultaneously only, i.e. parallel type having a separate comparator and reference value for each quantisation level, i.e. full flash converter type
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- Solid State Image Pick-Up Elements (AREA)
- Analogue/Digital Conversion (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US63686075A | 1975-12-02 | 1975-12-02 | |
| US636,860 | 1975-12-02 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA1097809A true CA1097809A (en) | 1981-03-17 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA265,622A Expired CA1097809A (en) | 1975-12-02 | 1976-11-15 | Charge-coupled-device quantizing circuit |
Country Status (6)
Families Citing this family (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA1146278A (en) * | 1978-06-23 | 1983-05-10 | Roland J. Handy | Ccd analog to digital converter |
| JPS55164937U (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) * | 1979-05-17 | 1980-11-27 | ||
| JPS55158735A (en) * | 1979-05-28 | 1980-12-10 | Sanyo Electric Co Ltd | A-d converter using electric charge coupling element |
Family Cites Families (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPS5242357B2 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) * | 1972-06-05 | 1977-10-24 |
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1976
- 1976-10-02 DE DE19762644681 patent/DE2644681A1/de not_active Withdrawn
- 1976-10-21 FR FR7632294A patent/FR2334245A1/fr active Granted
- 1976-10-26 GB GB44523/76A patent/GB1504649A/en not_active Expired
- 1976-11-09 IT IT29135/76A patent/IT1070018B/it active
- 1976-11-15 CA CA265,622A patent/CA1097809A/en not_active Expired
- 1976-12-02 JP JP51144074A patent/JPS5268381A/ja active Pending
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| DE2644681A1 (de) | 1977-06-08 |
| IT1070018B (it) | 1985-03-25 |
| FR2334245A1 (fr) | 1977-07-01 |
| GB1504649A (en) | 1978-03-22 |
| JPS5268381A (en) | 1977-06-07 |
| FR2334245B1 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) | 1982-12-17 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| MKEX | Expiry |