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Chunhua Cai1,2, Junyan Tan3,4, Di Hua1,2
1College of Internet of Things, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China.
Abstract:
This paper presents a micromachined monocrystalline silicon piezoresistive temperature sensor fabricated by a surface micromachining CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical System) process. The design of the temperature sensor is based on the structure of the multi-layer cantilever beam and the bimetallic effect. The temperature change of the cantilever beam is translated into the change of the piezoresistance's value. The test results show that the sensitivities of the sensors are 27.9 mV/°C with 100 Ω/▯ piezoresistance between -40 °C to 60 °C and 7.4 mV/°C with 400 Ω/▯ piezoresistance between -90 °C to 60 °C. The temperature sensor proposed in this paper can be used in radiosondes for its low operating temperature (as low as -90 °C), small size (below 1 mm2) and low heat capacity.
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