Title :
Silicon sensors for automotive applications
Author :
Sulouff, R.E., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Siemens Automotive, Auburn Hills, MI, USA
Abstract :
The author examines the strategic, economic, and technological considerations for silicon sensors for automotive applications. The view toward the 1990s as the decade of increased silicon sensors for automotive applications is examined in light of the economic and technological tradeoffs. It is pointed out that silicon sensors have demonstrated their value as Hall effect and pressure sensors for more than ten years and several hundred applications. The pressure sensor opportunities are continuing to grow and provide a technological base for growth in silicon accelerometers.<>
Keywords :
Hall effect devices; accelerometers; automotive electronics; electric sensing devices; elemental semiconductors; pressure transducers; semiconductor devices; silicon; Hall effect; Si sensor; accelerometers; automotive applications; pressure sensors; Automotive applications; Automotive engineering; Control systems; Costs; Economics; Fuel economy; Intelligent sensors; Optimized production technology; Sensor systems; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Sensors and Actuators, 1991. Digest of Technical Papers, TRANSDUCERS '91., 1991 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-585-7
DOI :
10.1109/SENSOR.1991.148830
