Temperature compensation of an integrated low power inductive proximity microsensor

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 62-68

  Passeraub, Philippe A ^a   Besse, Pierre André ^a   Popovic, Rade S ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC COILS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; POWER INDUCTORS; PROXIMITY SENSORS; RELAXATION OSCILLATORS; RESISTORS;

INDUCTIVE PROXIMITY MICROSENSORS; INTEGRATED MICROSYSTEMS; PLANAR COILS;

MICROSENSORS;

EID: 0033742053     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(99)00310-6     Document Type: Article

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