Generic architectures and design methods for autonomous sensors

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 881-888

  Bracke, W ^a,b   Merken, P ^a   Puers, R ^b   Van Hoof, C ^a,b  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Capacitive sensors; Generic sensor interface; Ultra low power

Indexed keywords

ITERATIVE METHODS; LOGIC DESIGN; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURE SENSORS;

AUTONOMOUS SENSORS; CAPACITIVE SENSORS; GENERIC SENSOR INTERFACE CHIP (GSIC); INTERFACE DESIGN; PRESSURE SENSING SYSTEMS;

SENSOR DATA FUSION;

EID: 34047113012     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2006.07.028     Document Type: Article

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