• DocumentCode
    2254985
  • Title

    Design of a low-cost MEMS monolithically-integrated relative humidity sensor

  • Author

    Cicek, Paul-Vahé ; Saha, Tanmoy ; Waguih, Bichoy ; Nabki, Frederic ; El-Gamal, Mourad N.

  • Author_Institution
    McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    19-22 Dec. 2010
  • Firstpage
    172
  • Lastpage
    175
  • Abstract
    This paper presents MEMS capacitive-based humidity sensors for monolithic integration with CMOS electronics. The fabrication process and design of the sensors are described. Performance is evaluated with theoretical analysis and finite-elements simulation. The design achieves a sensitivity greater than 0.225%/%RH and a response time faster than 1 s.
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; finite element analysis; humidity sensors; microsensors; monolithic integrated circuits; CMOS electronics; MEMS capacitive-based humidity sensor; finite element simulation; low cost MEMS monolithically integrated relative humidity sensor; Capacitance; Electrodes; Humidity; Moisture; Sensitivity; Sensors; Time factors; Humidity; MEMS; integration; sensor;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microelectronics (ICM), 2010 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Cairo
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-61284-149-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICM.2010.5696107
  • Filename
    5696107