TY - JOUR
T1 - Optimal design and noise considerations of CMOS compatible IR thermoelectric sensors
AU - Socher, E.
AU - Degani, O.
AU - Nemirovsky, Y.
PY - 1998/11/1
Y1 - 1998/11/1
N2 - The paper presents a new optimization methodology for integrated thermoelectric sensors. A steady-state and time-dependent analytical model of the signal and noise of the microsystem is presented and the figures of merit of the microsystem are defined. A qualitative and quantitative study of the system performance is conducted with respect to ambient pressure, the number of thermocouples and conducting lead width. A design chart for the sensors' optimization is presented, through which the performance envelope is defined with respect to the NEP (noise equivalent power) and the time constant of the microsystem.
AB - The paper presents a new optimization methodology for integrated thermoelectric sensors. A steady-state and time-dependent analytical model of the signal and noise of the microsystem is presented and the figures of merit of the microsystem are defined. A qualitative and quantitative study of the system performance is conducted with respect to ambient pressure, the number of thermocouples and conducting lead width. A design chart for the sensors' optimization is presented, through which the performance envelope is defined with respect to the NEP (noise equivalent power) and the time constant of the microsystem.
KW - Design optimization
KW - Microsystems
KW - Sensor modeling
KW - Thermopiles
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0032207481&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S0924-4247(98)00179-4
DO - 10.1016/S0924-4247(98)00179-4
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AN - SCOPUS:0032207481
SN - 0924-4247
VL - 71
SP - 107
EP - 115
JO - Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical
JF - Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical
IS - 1-2
ER -