tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post4818679013592718850..comments2024-03-28T17:41:43.970+02:00Comments on Image Sensors World: CCD Inventors Willard Boyle and George Smith Got Nobel PrizeVladimir Koifmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01800020176563544699noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-3064589279922655482009-10-16T23:59:11.757+02:002009-10-16T23:59:11.757+02:00Noteworthy in the press release from the Nobel com...Noteworthy in the press release from the Nobel committee are the two references: one is Jim Janesick's "Bible" of CCD technology. I think Jim also deserves a place in that history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-47507314778917447452009-10-08T04:53:54.326+02:002009-10-08T04:53:54.326+02:00Actually, I had some more thoughts. I don't w...Actually, I had some more thoughts. I don't want to be a curmudgeon, but for those not brought up on CCDs, I note that the Boyle's comment about the Mars pics is not complete.<br />While the Boyle and Smith CCD (or CTD) was important, equally important was the floating diffusion amplifier to readout the CCD (Walter Kosonocky), the use of correlated double sampling (CDS) which Marvin White adapted from RADAR technology, the buried channel (many simultaneous fathers), the use of pinning layers (Jerry Hynecek), the pinned photodiode (Nobu Teranishi). scientific device fabrication technology (Blouke, Bredthauer, etc.) and probably a few more crucial inventions and developments that turned the Bell Labs device from a PISO light-sensitive device into a real and useful image capture device that was better than digitizing a vidicon output.<br /><br />We all stand on the shoulders of these giants.Eric R Fossumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09740612324630105312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-28387516729059369802009-10-06T16:56:29.736+02:002009-10-06T16:56:29.736+02:00At least one can see figures for free - just click...At least one can see figures for free - just click on Figures/Tables tab in the link. Thanks for sharing!Vladimir Koifmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01800020176563544699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-69693771296999334092009-10-06T16:55:26.504+02:002009-10-06T16:55:26.504+02:00This is astounding news. Image sensors have pretty...This is astounding news. Image sensors have pretty much been in a dark corner of the engineering stage for many years. This brings a new level of attention and credibility to this interdisciplinary field. It is great news for all of us.Eric R Fossumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09740612324630105312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-27850207392449966382009-10-06T16:44:04.555+02:002009-10-06T16:44:04.555+02:00There's a nice recent paper at NIMA vol. 607 (...There's a nice recent paper at NIMA vol. 607 (April'09) by G.E. Smith about the invention of the CCD with some nice photographs of the first devices. Maybe Elsevier could make it available for free?<br /><br />Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6TJM-4W0XB5T-7&_user=799533&_coverDate=08%2F01%2F2009&_rdoc=8&_fmt=high&_orig=browse&_srch=doc-info%28%23toc%235314%232009%23993929998%231316051%23FLA%23display%23Volume%29&_cdi=5314&_sort=d&_docanchor=&_ct=83&_acct=C000043657&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=799533&md5=a9fc8449a837edbf9f19ce4cf8910d4eDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05373349426893947212noreply@blogger.com