A 2nd order thermal sigma-delta modulator for flow sensing

Proceedings of IEEE Sensors

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 549-552

  Makinwa, K A A ^a   Huijsing, J H ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FLOW CONTROL; HEAT LOSSES; MICROMACHINING;

BASE-EMITTER VOLTAGE; SIGMA-DELTA MODULATORS; TUNNEL TESTS;

MODULATORS;

EID: 33847258341     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICSENS.2005.1597757     Document Type: Conference Paper

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