• DocumentCode
    1247640
  • Title

    Comparison of RSG-MOSFET and capacitive MEMS resonator detection

  • Author

    Abele, N. ; Pott, Vincent ; Boucart, K. ; Casset, F. ; Segueni, K. ; Ancey, P. ; Ionescu, A.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Ecole Polytechnique Fed. de Lausanne EPFL, Electron. Labs., Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Volume
    41
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    3/3/2005 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    242
  • Lastpage
    244
  • Abstract
    A simulation comparison of MOSFET and double-metal-plate capacitive techniques for vibration detection of MEMS resonator and sensor applications is reported. A novel resonant suspended-gate MOSFET (RSG-MOSFET) analytical model is developed and used for simulating the mechanical and electrical behaviour of the resonant device under electrostatic actuation. It is demonstrated that a MOS-based detection offers signal amplification advantages over conventional capacitive detection especially for narrow beam resonators.
  • Keywords
    MOSFET; capacitive sensors; electrostatic actuators; micromechanical resonators; microsensors; vibration measurement; MEMS resonators; MEMS sensors; RSG-MOSFET vibration detection; capacitive vibration detection; double-metal-plate capacitive techniques; electrostatic actuation; narrow beam resonators; resonant suspended-gate MOSFET; signal amplification;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20047409
  • Filename
    1406573