We list here a summary of some of the imaging detectors we have processed in our lab.

4kx4k CCDs

We developed the world's first back illuminated CCDs with 4kx4k 15 micron pixels.  These Ultra Large Format devices have been manufactured by several vendors, including Fairchild Imaging Systems, Inc. and Semiconductor Technology Associates, Inc. See related papers in our references section.

• See our STA0500A 4kx4k CCD page.

• A 4kx4k CCD we processed is in the BUSCA 4-color-Camera at the Calar Alto Observatory.
• We produced back illuminated CCDs for the Large Area Imager for Calar Alto, built at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy.

Philips 7kx9k CCD - the World's Largest Integrated Circuit

The largest CCD and largest integrated circuit made thus far is a 7kx9k (7186x9216) 12 micron pixel CCD made by Philips.  These devices were first packaged and characterized by the Imaging Technology Lab.

At right is a photo of the first device. It is mounted in a liquid nitrogen dewar with a 150 mm diameter window. The window is not quite big enough for the entire CCD!

Below is the device in its shipping container.

STA0520 2688x512 CCD

• See the STA0520 page for details on this detector.
• At right is a photo of a UA foundry run wafer on which the STA5xx series detectors are produced.

STA0510 1200x800 CCD

• Click here for the pinout of this 15 micron pixel CCD.