A 104-dB dynamic range transimpedance-based CMOS ASIC for tuning fork microgyroscopes

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1790-1802

  Sharma, Ajit ^a,b   Zaman, Mohammad Faisal ^a,b   Ayazi, Farrokh ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacitive interface circuit; Input referred current noise; Microgyroscope; Transimpedance

Indexed keywords

CAPACITIVE INTERFACE CIRCUITS; ELECTROMECHANICAL OSCILLATIONS; INPUT-REFERRED CURRENT NOISE; TRANSIMPEDANCE;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); BANDWIDTH; CHARACTERIZATION; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; OPTICAL SENSORS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

GYROSCOPES;

EID: 34547452630     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2007.900282     Document Type: Conference Paper

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