charge-transfer device

charge-transfer device

[′chärj ‚tranz·fər di′vīs]
(electronics)
A semiconductor device that depends upon movements of stored charges between predetermined locations, as in charge-coupled and charge-injection devices.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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