A single chip CCD waveform generator and sequencer

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3355, Issue , 1998, Pages 547-559

  French, M J ^a   Waltham, N R ^a   Newton, G M ^a   Wade, R ^a  

^a RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ASIC; CCD camera; CCD controller; CCD detector; Waveform sequencer

Indexed keywords

A-FRAMES; APPLICATION AREAS; ASIC; AUTO-GUIDING; CAMERA SYSTEMS; CCD CONTROLLER; CCD DETECTOR; CIRCUIT COMPLEXITY; CIRCUIT SIZES; CLOCK RATES; COMPONENT COUNTS; CONTROL ELECTRONICS; DESIGN SOLUTIONS; DEVELOPMENT PLANS; EARTH OBSERVATIONS; GENERAL-PURPOSE MICROPROCESSORS; LIGHT WEIGHTS; MULTIPLE WINDOWS; POWER DISSIPATIONS; RADIATION HARD; SECOND-GENERATIONS; SILICON PROCESS; SINGLE CHIPS; SPACE-BASED; SPACE-BORNE; STAR TRACKING; VISIBLE IMAGING; WAVE-FRONT SENSORS; WAVEFORM GENERATIONS; WAVEFORM GENERATORS; WAVEFORM PATTERNS; WAVEFORM SEQUENCER;

APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; APPLICATIONS; ASTROPHYSICS; CAMERAS; CCD CAMERAS; CONTROLLERS; DIGITAL CAMERAS; EARTH (PLANET); ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; INSTRUMENTS; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; SENSORS; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING;

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES;

EID: 62849096525     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.316835     Document Type: Conference Paper

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