Effect of piezoresistor configuration on output characteristics of piezoresistive pressure sensor: an experimental study

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 709-719 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Santosh Kumar ◽  
B. D. Pant
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Pressure Sensor ◽  
Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor ◽  
Output Characteristics

Modeling and Simulation of the Thermal Drift Characteristics of the Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 (HITEC) ◽  
pp. 000373-000378
Author(s):  
R. Otmani ◽  
N. Benmoussa ◽  
K. Ghaffour
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Behavior ◽  
Modeling And Simulation ◽  
Pressure Sensor ◽  
Pressure Sensors ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Thermal Drift ◽  
Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor ◽  
Output Characteristics ◽  
Piezoresistive Pressure Sensors

Piezoresistive pressure sensors based on Silicon have a large thermal drift because of their high sensitivity to temperature (ten times more sensitive to temperature than metals). So the study of the thermal behavior of these sensors is essential to define the parameters that cause the drift of the output characteristics. In this study, we adopted the behavior of 2nd degree gauges depending on the temperature. Then we model the thermal behavior of the sensor and its characteristics.

Design and Simulation of Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor for Ocean Depth Measurements

2013 ◽  
Vol 411-414 ◽  
pp. 1552-1558
Author(s):  
Guan Rong Tang ◽  
Si Di ◽  
Xin Xu ◽  
Qiu Lan Chen
Keyword(s):  
Optimum Design ◽  
Deep Water ◽  
Pressure Sensor ◽  
Measurement Range ◽  
Comsol Multiphysics ◽  
Good Linearity ◽  
Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Output Characteristics

This paper presents the design and simulation of a piezoresistive pressure sensor with wide operation range (up to the pressure of 1000 m-deep water). Structural and electrical simulations were carried out using COMSOL Multiphysics 4.3. The dimension of the membrane, and the geometry and placement of piezoresistors, were optimized through structural simulations. Electrical simulations were used to evaluate the performance of selected sensors. The output characteristics revealed good linearity throughout the measurement range with sensitivities of 0.4500~0.8964 mV/V/MPa. The optimum design of sensor was determined according to the simulation results.

Design and Simulation of Pressure Sensor for Ocean Depth Measurements

2013 ◽  
Vol 313-314 ◽  
pp. 666-670 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.J. Suja ◽  
Bhanu Pratap Chaudhary ◽  
Rama Komaragiri
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Sensor ◽  
Integrated Circuit ◽  
Output Voltage ◽  
Pressure Sensors ◽  
Micro Electro Mechanical System ◽  
Constant Thickness ◽  
Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor ◽  
Wide Pressure Range ◽  
Processing Techniques ◽  
Wide Pressure

MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical System) are usually defined as highly miniaturized devices combining both electrical and mechanical components that are fabricated using integrated circuit batch processing techniques. Pressure sensors are usually manufactured using square or circular diaphragms of constant thickness in the order of few microns. In this work, a comparison between circular diaphragm and square diaphragm indicates that square diaphragm has better perspectives. A new method for designing diaphragm of the Piezoresistive pressure sensor for linearity over a wide pressure range (approximately double) is designed, simulated and compared with existing single diaphragm design with respect to diaphragm deflection and sensor output voltage.

Study and Analysis of MEMS Pressure Sensor Based on Applied Mechanics

2013 ◽  
Vol 771 ◽  
pp. 159-162
Author(s):  
Li Feng Qi ◽  
Zhi Min Liu ◽  
Xing Ye Xu ◽  
Guan Zhong Chen ◽  
Xue Qing
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Pressure Sensor ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Scientific Basis ◽  
Sensor Chip ◽  
Applied Mechanics ◽  
Beam Structure ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Sensor Development ◽  
Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor

The relative research of low range and high anti-overload piezoresistive pressure sensor is carried out in this paper and a new kind of sensor chip structure, the double ends-four beam structure, is proposed. Trough the analysis, the sensor chip structure designed in this paper has high sensitivity and linearity. The chip structure is specially suit for the micro-pressure sensor. The theoretical analysis and finite element analysis is taken in this paper, which provide important scientific basis for the pressure sensor development.

On the Modeling of the Wheatstone-Bridge Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor: A Finite-Element-Based Approach

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chahid K. Ghaddar ◽  
John R. Gilbert
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Concentration Profile ◽  
Pressure Sensor ◽  
Dopant Concentration ◽  
Wheatstone Bridge ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Angular Orientation ◽  
Junction Depth ◽  
Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor ◽  
Limited Diffusion

Abstract In this work we conduct a number of finite element simulations using the MEMCAD 5.0 system to evaluate the effect of various geometrical and process parameters on the Wheatstone bridge piezoresistive pressure sensor. In particular, results are presented for the following design parameters: the location of the resistors relative to the diaphragm edge; the angular orientation of the resistors; the planar dimensions of the resistors; and finally, the effects of dopant concentration profile and associated junction depth as computed by the limited-diffusion model.

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