Title :
A distributed floating-gate amplifier in charge-coupled devices
Author :
Wen, Di ; Early, J. ; Kim, Chong-Kwon ; Amelio, G.
Author_Institution :
Fairchild Semiconductor, Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
The operation of a distributed floating-gate amplifier employing twelve charge-amplifying stages to sense extremely small charge packets in a buried channel CCD will be reported. Signal charges ranging from 30 to 105electrons have been detected with an estimated RMS noise equivalent signal of approximately 10 to 20 electrons at room temperature and a 3-MHz bandwidth.
Keywords :
Band pass filters; Clocks; Distributed amplifiers; Electrons; Frequency; Light sources; Noise figure; Pulse amplifiers; Temperature control; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference. Digest of Technical Papers. 1975 IEEE International
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.1975.1155402
