Application of an Area-Imaging Charge-Coupled Device for Television Cameras

Abstract

Charge-coupled device technology is creating today many new applications in the electronic industry that will impact a great deal the design of future systems in cameras, memories and signal processing. In the particular field of imaging, its impact on television cameras is being felt across the industry at the present, due to its inherent potential long-range, low-cost application. Low power, solid-state construction and high reliability add together to provide an imaging device that will be capable of replacing conventional vidicon and plumbicon tubes in TV cameras.