The document discusses the charge coupled device (CCD). It describes the operational mechanism of CCDs which uses clock pulses to control and shift electrical charge packets within the device. There are different types of CCDs including surface channel CCDs (SCCD), buried channel CCDs (BCCD), and junction CCDs (JCCD) which store and transfer charges in different ways. CCDs are used in applications such as digital cameras, video cameras, barcode readers, and CCTV due to their ability to store and shift electrical charge.