Single-wafer pressure capacitive sensor

被引:1
作者
Bolea, R. G. [1 ]
Luque, A. [1 ]
Quero, J. M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Seville, Dpto Ingn Electron, Seville, Spain
来源
2007 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS, VOLS 1-11 | 2007年
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D O I
10.1109/ISCAS.2007.378220
中图分类号
TP18 [人工智能理论];
学科分类号
081104 ; 0812 ; 0835 ; 1405 ;
摘要
A novel manufacturing process for pressure sensor without the need of wafer bonding is presented. Its main advantages are a simple fabrication process and an efficient integrability with other devices. The sensor is composed of a polysilicon membrane that deflects due to the pressure difference applied over it. Two operation regions are observed: a non-linear sensitivity region at low pressure (0-30 kPa) and a linear one (30-200 kPa) in touch mode. A capacitance-to-frequency conversion circuitry is designed and validated to provide a sensitive sensing module. Experimental results show a sensitivity of 28.7 fF/kPa and of 13.93 Hz/kPa in the nonlinear region. Among the most significant features of this device are versatility, high reliability, integrability and high sensivity.
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页码:3315 / 3318
页数:4
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