A 9216 x 9216 active element solid state Charge Coupled
Device (CCD) Full Frame sensor. The CCD is intended for advanced
scientific, space, and aerial reconnaissance applications. The CCD 595 is
organized as an array of 9216 horizontal by 9216 vertical imaging
elements. The pixel pitch is 8.75um with a 100% fill factor. Three-phase
clocking is employed in the imaging area with two-phase clocking in the
serial readout registers. Image readout is performed via 4 serial registers
containing 19 isolation rows between imaging and readout sections. The
imaging array can be clocked unidirectional (4-output configuration) or bidirectional (8-output configuration). The imaging area segments are split
in mid-array for the latter configuration. To maximize the
exposure/readout cycle rate, concurrent array and serial register clocking
is utilized. Fast transfer clocking between the array and serial registers is
accomplished with strapped transfer gates that load each line in less than
five microseconds.
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