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    Area of Science:

    • * Integrated sensor systems
    • * Portable electronic devices

    Background:

    • * Accurate and portable water quality monitoring is crucial for environmental and health applications.
    • * Existing systems often lack integration or require significant power, limiting field deployment.
    • * Developing miniaturized, low-power sensors for simultaneous pH and impedance measurement is a key challenge.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • * To develop and validate a combined pH and impedance sensing system for portable applications.
    • * To demonstrate the direct conversion of sensor outputs (pH and impedance) into frequency or pulse width signals.
    • * To assess the system's performance in a simulated water quality monitoring scenario.

    Main Methods:

    • * Designed a pH sensor using ISFET transistors with a voltage clamp topology for frequency conversion.
    • * Developed an impedance sensor utilizing current and voltage comparators for frequency output.
    • * Integrated both sensors onto a portable platform with an external multi-electrode array, fabricated using 180 nm technology.

    Main Results:

    • * Successfully converted pH and impedance measurements directly into frequency signals.
    • * Experimentally verified the pH sensor with on-chip electrodes and characterized the impedance sensor with discrete components.
    • * Demonstrated simultaneous measurement of resistance, capacitance, and pH using buffer solutions.
    • * Achieved low average power consumption of 56 μW and a compact area of 0.006 mm² for the sensor modules.

    Conclusions:

    • * The developed portable system offers a viable solution for integrated pH and impedance sensing.
    • * The frequency-based output simplifies signal processing for portable water quality monitoring.
    • * The system's low power and small footprint enable efficient, on-site environmental sensing applications.