Bucket-brigade electronics: new possibilities for delay, time-axis conversion, and scanning

Deals with integrated analog shift register circuits. Analog information is stored in arrays or mosaics of very small capacitors and can be made to travel through the arrangement by charge transfer. The charge transfer is carried out by active elements located between the storage elements and controlled by a clock signal. The circuit presented is simple, feasible for integration, and suitable for various functions. Delay, time-axis conversion, and scanning are the most obvious applications. This first report is restricted to a description of basic principles, examples of integrated concepts, and a brief discussion of fields of application.