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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 1977
Filed:
Jul. 09, 1976
Yoshiaki Hagiwara, Yokohama, JA;
Hiroshi Yamazaki, Ebina, JA;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JA;
Abstract
A charge coupled device capable of operating with two phase clock pulses wherein asymmetrical potential wells are established by the use of channel stoppers which are formed on opposite edges of the charge coupled device and which have restricted portions through which the charges can flow from one storage area to the other. The invention also comprises an information storage device including an array of photosensors with certain photosensors coupled to a particular charge transfer device according to the invention wherein channel stoppers with restricted passages are formed so as to provide asymmetrical charge transfer between the photosensors and various elements of the charge transfer device.