Interface circuit for an Ultra Low Power gas sensor

2009 IEEE Intrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, I2MTC 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 254-258

  Cicioni, M ^a   Bissi, L ^a   Placidi, P ^a   Shehu, A ^a   Scorzoni, A ^a   Cozzani, E ^b   Elmi, I ^b   Zampolli, S ^b   Cardinali, G C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gas sensor interface; MOX; Semiconducting metal oxide; Ultra low power sensor

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT CONTROL; CURRENT FLOWING; DUTY CYCLES; ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS; GAS CONCENTRATION; GAS SENSORS; HEATING RESISTANCE; INTERFACE CIRCUITS; MEASURAND; MEASURED CURRENTS; METAL OXIDE GAS SENSORS; MICROCONTROLLER ARCHITECTURE; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; RELATIVE ERRORS; SEMICONDUCTING METAL OXIDES; SENSING LAYERS; ULTRA LOW POWER; ULTRA-LOW-POWER SENSORS;

CHEMICAL SENSORS; GAS DETECTORS; GASES; HEATING; IMAGE SENSORS; LOGARITHMIC AMPLIFIERS; LOGIC CIRCUITS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; TEMPERATURE;

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EID: 70450097185     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IMTC.2009.5168454     Document Type: Conference Paper

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