A 141-dB dynamic range CMOS gas-sensor interface circuit without calibration with 16-bit digital output word

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1543-1553

  Grassi, Marco ^a,b   Malcovati, Piero ^a,b   Baschirotto, Andrea ^a,c  

^a IEEE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gas sensor interface circuit; Mixed analog digital IC; Resistance to frequency conversion

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; GAS SENSOR INTERFACE CIRCUITS; RESISTANCE VALUE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR CIRCUIT (RCO); RESISTANCE-TO-FREQUENCY CONVERSION;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FREQUENCY CONVERTER CIRCUITS;

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 34347262390     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2007.899087     Document Type: Conference Paper

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