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charge-coupled device
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charge-coupled device (CCD),
an array of semiconductors so arranged that the output of each serves as the input of the next. CCDs are often used to convert light patterns into electrical signals. See also charge-coupled image sensor.


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To read the data, the reference beam illuminates the crystal, which reflects an image onto an array of charged coupled devices that converts the picture into an electronic signal.
Today, Kodak is a worldwide leader in charged coupled device (CCD) image sensors serving the high-performance needs of the professional and industrial imaging markets.
Kodak is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance charged coupled device (CCD) image sensors, and has a long history of image sensor innovation in both CCD and CIS technologies.
 
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