• 센서학회지
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• 제5권6호
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• pp.25-34
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• 1996

본 논문에서는 압저항형 압력센서를 위한 신호처리회로를 설계하였다. 신호처리회로는 압저항형 압력센서를 구동하기 위한 기준전압 회로와 미소한 센서 신호의 증폭을 위한 인스트루먼트 증폭기로 구성이 되어있다. 신호처리회로는 단일 폴리 이중 메탈(single poly double metal) $1.5\;{\mu}m$ BiCMOS 공정 파라미터를 이용하여 HSPICE로 시뮬레이션 하였다. 시뮬레이션 결과, 밴드갭 기준전압회로의 온도 계수는 $0\;{\sim}\;70^{\circ}C$의 범위에서 $21\;ppm/^{\circ}C$였고 PSRR은 80 dB였다. BiCMOS 증폭기의 이득, 옵셋, CMRR, CMR, PSRR, 특성은 CMOS나 바이폴라보다 우수하였고 전력소비 및 잡음전압 특성은 CMOS가 우수하였다. 설계한 신호처리 회로는 옵셋이 적고 입력 임피던스가 높으며 CMRR 특성이 우수하기 때문에 센서 및 계측용 신호처리회로로서 사용하기에 적합하다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.400-406
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• 1999

(100), n/$n^+$/n 3층 실리콘 웨이퍼를 이용하여 4가지 형태의 미소 빔 구조를 가지는 압저항형 유체센서를 제작하고, 그 특성을 조사하였다. Boron 확산을 통하여 압저항을 형성하였으며 형성된 압저항의 저항 값은 $1\;k{\Omega}$ 정도였다. 다공질 실리콘 마이크로머시닝을 이용하여 3차원의 실리콘 미소 빔 구조체를 제작하였으며, 실리콘과 금속의 열팽창계수 차이를 이용하여 빔을 위로 휘게 하여 원하는 형상으로 제조하였다. 제조된 센서의 출력 특성은 half-bridge를 구성하여 조사하였다. 같은 유속에서는 빔의 길이에 비례하여 출력 전압이 증가함을 보였고, 반면에 빔의 길이가 짧을수록 측정 가능 구간이 넓게 나타났다. 제조된 센서의 출력전압은 유량의 3.2승에 비례하여 증가하였으며, 이는 유속에 따른 빔이 받는 응력이 비 선형 특성을 나타내기 때문이다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.17-24
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• 1996

이 논문은 압력센서의 압저항 소자 값에 영향을 미치는 실리론 박막의 잔류응력과 4개 저항의 특성 차에 의해 발생하는 오프셋과 온도 드리프트 특성을 보상하기 위하여 2중 브리지구조의 압력센서에 대하여 연구한 것이다. 압력 변화에 무관한 브리지회로의 각 저항 소자를 압력 변화를 감지하는 브리지회로의 각 저항 소자 가까이 배치하여 각 브리지회로의 출력을 감산하므로 오프셋과 온도 드리프트를 소자내부에서 제거하는 것이다. 이 방법에 의해 오프셋과 온도 드리프트 성분의 약 95%가 제거되었다. 제작된 압력센서의 감도는 $0.9\;kgfcm^{-2}$ full-range에 대해서 $11.7\;mV/Vkg/cm^{-2}$ 이었다.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제56권11호
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• pp.835-843
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• 2018

In this work, we report a delta rosette strain sensor based on highly stretchable silver nanowire (AgNW) percolation piezoresistors. The proposed rosette strain sensors were easily prepared by a facile two-step fabrication route. First, three identical AgNW piezoresistive electrodes were patterned in a simple and precise manner on a donor film using a solution-processed drop-coating of the AgNWs in conjunction with a tape-type shadow mask. The patterned AgNW electrodes were then entirely transferred to an elastomeric substrate while embedding them in the polymer matrix. The fabricated stretchable AgNW piezoresistors could be operated at up to 20% strain without electrical or mechanical failure, showing a maximum gauge factor as high as 5.3, low hysteresis, and high linearity ($r^2{\approx}0.996$). Moreover, the sensor responses were also found to be highly stable and reversible even under repeated strain loading/unloading for up to 1000 cycles at a maximum tensile strain of 20%, mainly due to the mechanical stability of the AgNW/elastomer composites. In addition, both the magnitude and direction of the principal strain could be precisely characterized by configuring three identical AgNW piezoresistors in a delta rosette form, representing the potential for employing the devices as a multidimensional strain sensor in various practical applications.

• 센서학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.388-394
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• 2021

The conventional microelectromechanical system (MEMS) process has been used to fabricate sensors with high costs and high-volume productions. Emerging 3D printing can utilize various materials and quickly fabricate a product using low-cost equipment rather than traditional manufacturing processes. 3D printing also can produce the sensor using various materials and design its sensing structure with freely optimized shapes. Hence, 3D printing is expected to be a new technology that can produce sensors on-site and respond to on-demand demand by combining it with open platform technology. Therefore, this paper reviews three standard 3D printing technologies, such as Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), Direct Ink Writing (DIW), and Digital Light Processing (DLP), which can apply to the sensor fabrication process. The review focuses on strain/load sensors having both sensing material features and structural features as well. NCPC (Nano Carbon Piezoresistive Composite) is also introduced as a promising 3D material due to its favorable sensing characteristics.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.505-512
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• 2006

This paper presents an integrated multifunctional sensor based on MEMS technology, which can be used or embedded in mobile devices for environmental monitoring. An absolute pressure sensor, a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor are integrated in one silicon chip of which the size is $5mm\times5mm$. The pressure sensor uses a bulk-micromachined diaphragm structure with the piezoresistors. For temperature sensing, a silicon temperature sensor based on the spreading-resistance principle is designed and fabricated. The humidity sensor is a capacitive humidity sensor which has the polyimide film and interdigitated capacitance electrodes. The different piezoresistive orientation is used for the pressure and temperature sensor to avoid the interference between sensors. Each sensor shows good sensor characteristics except for the humidity sensor. However, the linearity and hysteresis of the humidity sensor can be improved by selecting the proper polymer materials and structures.

• 센서학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2005

This paper describes a novel concept of a chemically sensitive scanning force microscope (CS-SFM). It consists of the conventional SFM and the time-of-flight mass spectrometer (TOF-MS). A switchable cantilever (SC) fabricated by the micromachining technology combines each advantage of two completely different systems, SFM and TOF-MS. The CS-SFM offers to produce both images of topography and chemical information simultaneously. First we employed a rotatable tip holder based on 4 piezotube actuators for demonstration of the possibility of the CS-SFM concept. Second the CS-SFM concept is optimized with the micromachining technology. The micromachined SC with an integrated bimorph actuator and a piezoresistive strain sensor provides a reasonable switching speed of ${\sim}10$ ms which is very attractive for the CS-SFM application. The SC is currently being integrated in an ultra-high-vacuum system to perform various experiments.

• 센서학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.126-131
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• 2007

In this paper, we fabricated piezoresistive pressure sensor with dry etching technology which used ICP-RIE (inductively coupled plasma reactive ion etching) and etching delay technology which used SOI (silicon-on-insulator). Structure of the fabricated pressure sensor shows a square diaphragm connected to a frame which was vertically fabricated by dry etching process and a single-element four-terminal gauge arranged at diaphragm edge. Sensitivity of the fabricated sensor was about 3.5 mV/V kPa at 1 kPa full-scale. Measurable resolution of the sensor was not exceeding 20 Pa. The nonlinearity of the fabricated pressure sensor was less than 0.5 %F.S.O. at 1 kPa full-scale.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2004년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.186-189
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• 2004

Sensor used by semiconductor process produced an MAP sensor and applied to several industry. Among those sensors divided as transducer which convert physical quantity into electrical value, piezoresistive type sensor has been studied for the properties and sensitivity of piezoresistor. In this paper, the variation of seismic mass which have been functioned as actuator moving the cantilever beam analyzed the effect on distribution of resistance change ratio and supposed the optimal shape and position of piezoresistor. The resulting are following; According to the increment of seismic mass size, the value of resistance change ratio decreased caused by improve the stiffness. Y directional piezoresistor is formed in spot of 100 m apart from cantilever edge and length of that is 800$\mu$m. To increase the sensitivity, piezoresistor is made as n-type and x-direction.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2000년도 춘계학술대회 논문집 전자세라믹스 센서 및 박막재료 반도체재료 일렉트렛트 및 응용기술
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• pp.134-138
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• 2000

The physical, electrical and piezoresitive characteristics of CrN(chromiun nitride) thin-films on silicon substrates have been investigated for use as strain gauges. The thin-film depositions have been carried out by DC reactive magnetron sputtering in an argon-nitrogen atmosphere(Ar-(5~25 %)$N_2$). The deposited CrN thin-films with thickness of $3500{\AA}$nd annealing conditions($300^{\circ}C$, 48 hr) in Ar-10 % $N_2$ deposition atmosphere have been selected as the ideal piezoresistive material for the strain gauges. Under optimum conditions, the CrN thin-films for the strain gauges is obtained a high electrical resistivity, $\rho=1147.65\;{\mu}{\Omega}cm$, a low temperature coefficient of resistance, TCR=-186 ppm/$^{\circ}C$ and a high temporal stability with a good longitudinal gauge factor, GF=11.17.