Characterization and modelling of the mismatch of TCRs and their effects on the drift of the offset voltage of piezoresistive pressure sensors

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 292-296

  Boukabache, A ^a   Pons, P ^b   Blasquez, G ^b   Dibi, Z ^c  

^a Universite Mentouri Constantine   (Algeria)

^b LAAS CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATNA   (Algeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; POTENTIOMETRIC SENSORS; RESISTORS; THERMAL EFFECTS; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

OFFSET VOLTAGE; PIEZORESISTIVE PRESSURE SENSORS; TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENTS; THERMAL DRIFT;

SILICON SENSORS;

EID: 0034276415     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(00)00406-4     Document Type: Article

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