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Schellin et al., 1992 - Google Patents

A silicon subminiature microphone based on piezoresistive polysilicon strain gauges

Schellin et al., 1992

Document ID
1800725483420524431
Author
Schellin R
Hess G
Publication year
Publication venue
Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

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A silicon subminiature microphone, based on the piezoresistive effect in polysilicon using only one chip, is proposed. The acoustic sensor is fabricated by a technique that is compatible with a slightly modified CMOS process also using a standard micromechanical …
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
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    • G01L9/00—Measuring steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluid or a fluent solid material by electric or magnetic pressure-sensitive elements; Transmitting or indicating the displacement of mechanical pressure-sensitive elements, used to measure the steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluid or fluent solid material by electric or magnetic means
    • G01L9/0041—Transmitting or indicating the displacement of flexible diaphragms
    • G01L9/0051—Transmitting or indicating the displacement of flexible diaphragms using variations in ohmic resistance
    • G01L9/0052—Transmitting or indicating the displacement of flexible diaphragms using variations in ohmic resistance of piezoresistive elements
    • G01L9/0054—Transmitting or indicating the displacement of flexible diaphragms using variations in ohmic resistance of piezoresistive elements integral with a semiconducting diaphragm
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    • G01L9/0041—Transmitting or indicating the displacement of flexible diaphragms
    • G01L9/0042—Constructional details associated with semiconductive diaphragm sensors, e.g. etching, or constructional details of non-semiconductive diaphragms
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    • G01L9/0041—Transmitting or indicating the displacement of flexible diaphragms
    • G01L9/0072—Transmitting or indicating the displacement of flexible diaphragms using variations in capacitance
    • G01L9/0073—Transmitting or indicating the displacement of flexible diaphragms using variations in capacitance using a semiconductive diaphragm
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01P—MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT
    • G01P15/00—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration
    • G01P15/02—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses
    • G01P15/08—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values
    • G01P15/125—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values by capacitive pick-up
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    • G01L9/00—Measuring steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluid or a fluent solid material by electric or magnetic pressure-sensitive elements; Transmitting or indicating the displacement of mechanical pressure-sensitive elements, used to measure the steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluid or fluent solid material by electric or magnetic means
    • G01L9/02—Measuring steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluid or a fluent solid material by electric or magnetic pressure-sensitive elements; Transmitting or indicating the displacement of mechanical pressure-sensitive elements, used to measure the steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluid or fluent solid material by electric or magnetic means by making use of variation in ohmic resistance, e.g. of potentiometers,, i.e. electric circuits therefor, e.g. bridges, amplifiers or signal conditioning
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