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Charge-coupled device with bi-directional readout through dual, merged readout registers

US5308970A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 25, 1992
Grant dateMay 3, 1994
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Expiry dateNov 25, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10F39/1538
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A charge-coupled device (CCD) having a light-sensitive image section (40) and two readout registers (42, 44), situated at opposite ends of the image section, the device being arranged so that light-induced pockets of charge in the image section may be read out along either of the two registers, the outputs of the two registers being merged (46) to provide one common output for the device.

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