Interface for MEMS-based rotational accelerometer for HDD applications with 2.5 rad/s2 Resolution and digital output

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 383-392

  Gola, Alberto ^a   Chiesa, Enrico ^a   Lasalandra, Ernesto ^a   Pasolini, Fabio ^a   Tronconi, Michele ^a   Ungaretti, Tommaso ^a   Baschirotto, Andrea ^b  

^a STMICROELECTRONICS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; BANDWIDTH; CAPACITANCE; HARD DISK STORAGE; MAGNETIC RECORDING; MICROMACHINING; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL FILTERING AND PREDICTION; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

FEED-FORWARD COMPRESSION; HARD-DISK DRIVES (HDD); PHASE DELAY; TRACK WIDTHS;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 3042823715     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2003.815785     Document Type: Article

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