Why (And When) Did Digital Cameras Stop Using CCD Sensors?

CCD sensors were once all the rage in digital photography, but they have since been replaced by CMOS technology. Why did the ...
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“No device is ever perfect, nor is photographic film” –George E Smith, co-inventor of the CCD sensor, has died

George E Smith helped invent a device that changed everything from photography to astronomy: the CCD sensor. Smith, co-inventer of the CCD sensor, Nobel Prize winner, National Inventors Hall of Fame ...
Electronic Design

CCD Sensor Boosts Sensitivity

The KAF-3200E CCD image sensor has been upgraded to provide what is reported as a significant increase in the CCD's ability to convert incident light into electrical energy. Renamed the KAF-3200ME, ...
Ars Technica

Cleaning a CCD sensor

I'm after some opinions on how best to clean a 5MP 1/2" CCD sensor in a camera. I know it's probably not the actual sensor but rather a piece over the sensor, but whatever it is it is covered in what ...
EDN

CCD sensor lowers noise for clearer inspections

Toshiba’s TCD2728DG CCD linear image sensor uses lens reduction to cut random noise, enhancing image quality in semiconductor inspection equipment and A3 multifunction printers. As a lens-reduction ...
CNET

Inventors of CCD sensors win Nobel Prize

Never heard of the names Willard S Boyle and George E Smith before? Well, remember them now — thanks to their invention, you're able to use a digital camera today. Lexy was a producer and on-air ...
SpaceNews

Teledyne e2v CCD image sensors successfully capture first light image of JPCam JST/T250 telescope

According to CEFCA, JPCam is the definitive scientific instrument of the OAJ JST/T250 telescope, designed to perform large sky surveys. JPCam is the second largest astronomical camera in the world, ...
PC Magazine

What's the Difference Between CMOS, BSI CMOS, and Stacked CMOS?

Most modern digital cameras use CMOS tech to capture light, but not all are equally capable. We break down the various types of CMOS sensors and differentiate them from CCD and Foveon chips. Images, ...
EDN

Kodak CCD image sensor to scan for damaged shuttle heat tiles

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — CCD image sensors from Kodak’s Image Sensor Solutions group will scan the shuttle Discovery for damaged heat tiles. Discovery is scheduled for launch on May 31. The Kodak sensors are ...
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Teledyne e2v to continue to develop and manufacture high specification CCD image sensors

CCD wafers entering the Si furnace as part of the fabrication process As a longstanding supplier to the European Space Agency (ESA), NASA, ESO, and JAXA, e2v understands well the required diligence of ...
Business Wire

Toshiba Introduces Lens Reduction Type CCD Linear Image Sensor for A3 Multifunction Printers

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation ("Toshiba") has launched “TCD2726DG,” a lens reduction type CCD linear image sensor that achieves high-speed scanning for A3 ...