Photo: Pascal Le Segretain / Staff / Getty Images News via Getty Images George E. Smith, one of the co-inventors of the CCD sensor, passed away on May 28th at his home in Waretown, New Jersey. The ...

Of the total 1.7bn image sensors shipped this year, CCDs will represent only 9.8% – down from 11.4% percent in 2009, says iSuppli. CCD sensors are expected to make up only 4.7% of the 2014 market.

The satellite will have nearly 0.9 m2 of image sensors and will be the largest image sensor focal plane ever flown. “If it is selected next year, the largest focal plane to fly will again demonstrate ...