DIGITAL CANCELLATION OF NOISE AND OFFSET FOR CAPACITIVE SENSORS

被引:5
作者
KUNG, JT [1 ]
MILLS, RN [1 ]
LEE, HS [1 ]
机构
[1] MIT,DEPT ELECT ENGN & COMP SCI,MICROSYST TECHNOL LABS,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
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10.1109/19.252532
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 digital noise and offset cancellation technique for use with charge-redistribution capacitance sense techniques is presented. It is insensitive to parasitic capacitances, and can cancel the effects of offsets, low-frequency noise sources, and sampled kT/C noise of the MOS switch used in the topology. It represents a significant improvement in capacitance resolution than previous methods. It is currently being used in the readout circuits of experimental pressure sensor chips containing 100 fF air-gap capacitors with a resolution in the 30 aF range at a sampling speed of 11 kHz.
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页码:939 / 942
页数:4
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