Diagnostic of silicon piezoresistive pressure sensors by low frequency noise measurements

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 267-274

  Jevtić, Milan M ^a   Smiljanić, Miloljub A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b IHTM ^*  (Serbia)

Author keywords

Noise; Noise diagnostic; Piezoresistors; Pressure sensors; Silicon sensors

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CORRELATION METHODS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE NOISE; RESISTORS; SILICON SENSORS;

NOISE DIAGNOSTICS; PIEZORESISTORS; WHEATSTONE BRIDGE;

PRESSURE SENSORS;

EID: 43849104628     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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