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Charge transfer apparatus

US5436949A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 2, 1994
Grant dateJul 25, 1995
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Expiry dateNov 2, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C19/285
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a charge transfer apparatus. A reset gate (RG) is formed of an N-channel MOSFET of depletion type in which a carrier concentration of a channel region is set in a range from 10.sup.15 to 5.times.10.sup.16 cm.sup.-3. Also, a circuit for generating a reset pulse that is supplied to the reset gate (RG) is constructed as follows. A drain voltage source (12) and a drain of a transistor (Tr) are connected via a junction (a), and two resistors (R1) and (R2) are connected in series between the anode of the drain voltage source (12) and the ground. A junction (b) between the resistors (R1) and (R2) and the reset gate (RG) are connected together via an input line (13) and a high resistance (Rh) is inserted into the input line (13). Further, a coupling capacitor (Cc) is connected between a clock pulse input terminal (.phi.in) and the input line (13). Thus, an amount that a potential formed under the reset gate is fluctuated by a fluctuation of an amount of implanted impurities and a fluctuation of a drain voltage can be reduced and hence a stable reset operation can be carried out.

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