ASIC front-end interface with frequency and duty cycle output for resistive-bridge sensors

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 112-119

  Ferrari, V ^a   Ghisla, A ^a   Vajna, Zs Kovács ^a   Marioli, D ^a   Taroni, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Resistance controlled oscillator; Resistive bridge sensor; Sensor interface

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; BRIDGE CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; SILICON CARBIDE;

DUTY CYCLE OUTPUT; RESISTANCE CONTROLLED OSCILLATORS; RESISTIVE BRIDGE SENSORS; SENSOR INTERFACES;

SENSORS;

EID: 34347235473     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2007.04.060     Document Type: Article

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