A programmable interface circuit for an ultralow power gas sensor

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 282-289

  Bissi, Lucia ^a   Cicioni, Michele ^a   Placidi, Pisana ^a   Zampolli, Stefano ^b   Elmi, Ivan ^b   Scorzoni, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gas sensor interface; metal oxide (MOX); resistance measurement; semiconducting MOX; temperature control; ultralow power (ULP) sensor

Indexed keywords

GAS SENSORS; METAL OXIDE (MOX); RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT; SEMICONDUCTING MOX; ULTRA-LOW POWER;

BENZENE; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT; ENERGY GAP; ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBERS; GAS DETECTORS; GASES; HEATING; LOGARITHMIC AMPLIFIERS; LOGIC CIRCUITS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; SENSORS; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; VIRTUAL REALITY;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 78650068828     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2010.2049182     Document Type: Conference Paper

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