An interline-transfer CCD imager with floating photodiodes

Abstract

An i n t e r l i n e -t r a n s f e r CCD i m a g e r w i t h " f l o a t i n g p h o t o d i o d e s " i s d e s c r i b e d a n d d e m o n s t r a t e d . The new c e l l d e s i g n c o m b i n e s t h e t r a n s f e r g a t e a n d a g a t e e l e c t r o d e o f t h e v e r t i c a l s h i f t r e g i s t e r i n