Title :
CCD imagers for broadcast applications
Author :
Stoldt, H. ; Theuwissen, A.J.P. ; Vledder, F.F. ; Centen, P.G.M. ; Mierop, A. ; Kleimann, A.C.M. ; Peek, H.L. ; Verbugt, D.W.E. ; Hartog, P.B. ; de Gruyter, R.H.S.
Author_Institution :
Philips Imaging Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
A 2/3" FrameTransfer-CCD imager with 600k pixels for the NTSC standard is reported. Layout of the light sensitive part is based on a single-gate repetition structure. By this the image format is switchable in the vertical direction between standard (4:3) and widescreen (16:9) aspect ratios, while maintaining full vertical and horizontal resolution at a constant pixel rate. With the flexible clocking possibility inherent in FT-CCDs, a tunable vertical anti-aliasing filter is built on-chip.
Keywords :
CCD image sensors; television broadcasting; television cameras; television standards; 0.667 in; 6E5 pixel; CCD imagers; NTSC standard; aspect ratio switching; broadcast applications; flexible clocking; frame transfer CCD; onchip filter; single-gate repetition structure; standard aspect ratio; tunable vertical anti-aliasing filter; widescreen aspect ratio; Cameras; Charge coupled devices; Clocks; Electrodes; Image resolution; Image sensors; Optical filters; Optical sensors; Pixel; TV broadcasting;
Conference_Titel :
Electron Devices Meeting, 1996. IEDM '96., International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3393-4
DOI :
10.1109/IEDM.1996.554124
