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Bring Back Super CCD Technology!

Started 10 months ago | Discussions thread
Aoi Usagi Veteran Member • Posts: 3,224
Re: Bring Back Super CCD Technology!

GossCTP wrote:

Aoi Usagi wrote:

Modern backside illuminated sensors made SuperCCD obsolete. The SuperCCD were made to overcome the limitations of frontside illumination issues.

As I recall, CCD had no circuitry on the front side. They used a "bucket brigade" to move the charges to the read out circuitry at the edges of the sensor. While modern sensors have enough DR to make such a design largely obsolete, I don't think BSI really enters into it.

From what I remember, CCD still have wires, which Fujifilm called Charge transmission path and Control Signal path for their SuperCCD.  The honeycomb layout made it possible to use the surface area of the sensor for bigger photosites with less space used for the said wires above.

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