Low-voltage current-sensing CMOS interface circuit for piezo-resistive pressure sensor

ETRI Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 70-78

  Thanachayanont, Apinunt ^a   Sangtong, Suttisak ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LADKRABANG   (Thailand)

Author keywords

CMOS amplifier; Current amplifier; Interface circuit current sensing; Piezo resistive sensor; Resistive readout; Wheatstone bridge

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DELTA SIGMA MODULATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; SENSORS;

CMOS INTERFACE CIRCUITS; DIGITAL BITSTREAM; PIEZORESISTIVE PRESSURE SENSORS; PIEZORESISTIVE TRANSDUCERS;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 33847298497     PISSN: 12256463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4218/etrij.07.0106.0035     Document Type: Article

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