A TECHNOLOGY FOR THE MONOLITHIC FABRICATION OF A PRESSURE SENSOR AND RELATED CIRCUITRY

被引:8
作者
CANE, C [1 ]
CAMPABADAL, F [1 ]
ESTEVE, J [1 ]
LOZANO, M [1 ]
GOTZ, A [1 ]
SANTANDER, J [1 ]
BURRER, C [1 ]
PLAZA, JA [1 ]
PAHUN, L [1 ]
MARCO, S [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV BARCELONA,DEPT FIS APLICADA & ELECTR,E-08028 BARCELONA,SPAIN
关键词
PRESSURE SENSORS; CMOS;
D O I
10.1016/0924-4247(94)00876-J
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A simple technology for the monolithic fabrication of piezoresistive pressure sensors and signal-conditioning circuitry is presented. The proposed methodology is based on the partition of the complete process into three main blocks: pre-processing steps, related to the sensor structure, standard CMOS technology and post-processing, corresponding to wafer backside etching. The feasibility of the presented technology is demonstrated by the results obtained from the characterization of the sensor devices, circuits and sensor-circuit combination that have been designed, fabricated and tested. In addition, the results obtained from a complete set of technological test structures show no significant effect of the additional processing on the characteristics of the standard CMOS technology.
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页码:133 / 136
页数:4
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