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Sensors 2010, 10(11), 9541-9563; doi:10.3390/s101109541
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Novel Designs for Application Specific MEMS Pressure Sensors
Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark, DTU Nanotech, Building 345E, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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Received: 2 August 2010; in revised form: 25 September 2010 / Accepted: 20 October 2010 / Published: 28 October 2010
(This article belongs to the Special Issue State-of-the-Art Sensors Technology in Denmark)
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Abstract: In the framework of developing innovative microfabricated pressure sensors, we present here three designs based on different readout principles, each one tailored for a specific application. A touch mode capacitive pressure sensor with high sensitivity (14 pF/bar), low temperature dependence and high capacitive output signal (more than 100 pF) is depicted. An optical pressure sensor intrinsically immune to electromagnetic interference, with large pressure range (0–350 bar) and a sensitivity of 1 pm/bar is presented. Finally, a resonating wireless pressure sensor power source free with a sensitivity of 650 KHz/mmHg is described. These sensors will be related with their applications in harsh environment, distributed systems and medical environment, respectively. For many aspects, commercially available sensors, which in vast majority are piezoresistive, are not suited for the applications proposed.
Keywords: micromachined; pressure; capacitive; optical; wireless; silicon; MEMS; MOEMS
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Fragiacomo, G.; Reck, K.; Lorenzen, L.; Thomsen, E.V. Novel Designs for Application Specific MEMS Pressure Sensors. Sensors 2010, 10, 9541-9563.
AMA StyleFragiacomo G, Reck K, Lorenzen L, Thomsen EV. Novel Designs for Application Specific MEMS Pressure Sensors. Sensors. 2010; 10(11):9541-9563.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFragiacomo, Giulio; Reck, Kasper; Lorenzen, Lasse; Thomsen, Erik V. 2010. "Novel Designs for Application Specific MEMS Pressure Sensors." Sensors 10, no. 11: 9541-9563.