A low-power interface for eddy current displacement sensors in sub-micron applications

Conference Record - IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 17-20

  Nabavi, Mohammad Reza ^b   Nihtianov, Stoyan ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Displacement sensors; Low power interface; Medium high resolution

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; DEMODULATION; EDDY CURRENTS; ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; INSTRUMENTS; LOGIC CIRCUITS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; OPTICAL SENSORS; SENSORS;

DISPLACEMENT SENSORS; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; LOW POWERS; LOW-POWER INTERFACE; MEDIUM/HIGH RESOLUTION;

EDDY CURRENT TESTING;

EID: 51349157561     PISSN: 10915281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IMTC.2008.4546996     Document Type: Conference Paper

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