Title :
Low drift MEMS humidity sensor by intermittent heating
Author :
Ooe, Hideaki ; Eimori, Takeshi ; Nomura, Masanobu ; Nishikawa, Hiroshi ; Fujimoto, Katsumi ; Hasegawa, Takashi
Author_Institution :
Device Dev. Center, Murata Manuf. Co. Ltd., Kyoto, Japan
Abstract :
Polymer capacitive humidity sensor with micro heater was fabricated by MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) technique. The most suitable input power which can achieve high precision and the low consumption was found. It was demonstrated that intermittent heating of humidity sensitive material reduced the drift at high humidity. This MEMS humidity sensor would be a technology suitable for the applications which require the precision in high humidity with small size and low power consumption.
Keywords :
capacitance measurement; capacitive sensors; humidity measurement; humidity sensors; microfabrication; microsensors; polymers; humidity sensitive material; intermittent heating; low drift MEMS humidity sensor; microelectromechanical system; microfabrication; microheater; polymer capacitive humidity sensor; power consumption; Capacitance; Heating; Humidity; Micromechanical devices; Sensitivity; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; MEMS; humidity sensor; micro heater; polyimide; polymer capacitive;
Conference_Titel :
Future of Electron Devices, Kansai (IMFEDK), 2015 IEEE International Meeting for
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-8614-9
DOI :
10.1109/IMFEDK.2015.7158578