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The Open University

Microelectronic solutions for digital photography

The Open University via OpenLearn

Overview

The human eye is a fascinating and complicated device, but how do digital cameras capture images? This free course, Microelectronic solutions for digital photography, examines one of the ...

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Photocapacitors
  • 1 Photocapacitors
  • 1.1 Conductor–insulator–semiconductor structures
  • 1.2 MOS structures
  • 1.3 The capacity of an MOS structure to store charge
  • 1.4 Sensitivity
  • 1.5 Photocapacitors as pixels
  • 2 Specifications for image capture
  • 2 Specifications for image capture
  • 3 Microelectronic solutions for digital photgraphy
  • 3 Microelectronic solutions for digital photgraphy
  • 3.1 Charge-coupled device (CCD) detectors
  • 3.1.1 Read-out
  • 3.1.2 Shutter
  • 3.1.3 Micro lenses
  • 3.1.4 The CCD in practice
  • 3.1.5 Digital media for medical X-rays
  • 3.2 CMOS detectors
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements

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