System on chip mass sensor based on polysilicon cantilevers arrays for multiple detection

M Villarroya, J Verd, J Teva, G Abadal, E Forsen… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2006 - Elsevier
In this work, we present an on chip microelectromechanical system based on an array of
cantilevers for mass detection. The sensor transducer, using polysilicon as structural layer …

Cantilever based MEMS for multiple mass sensing

M Villarroya, J Verd, J Teva, G Abadal… - Research in …, 2005 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A cantilever based micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) for mass detection is
presented. The sensor for multiple detections is composed by several cantilevers in an array …

Sensitivity improvement of a microcantilever based mass sensor

M Narducci, E Figueras, MJ Lopez, I Gracia… - Microelectronic …, 2009 - Elsevier
This article describes two approaches for sensitivity improvement of a micromachined silicon
T-shaped cantilever resonator for mass sensing applications. In order to increase sensitivity …

A high sensitivity silicon microcantilever based mass sensor

M Narducci, E Figueras, MJ Lopez, I Gràcia… - SENSORS, 2008 …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A silicon microcantilever based mass sensor with picogram resolution has been fabricated.
In order to improve its sensitivity value, resonator dimensions were reduced. Working in …

CMOS micromachined capacitive cantilevers for mass sensing

YC Li, MH Ho, SJ Hung, MH Chen… - … of Micromechanics and …, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
In this paper, we present the design, fabrication and characterization of the CMOS
micromachined cantilevers for mass sensing in the femtogram range. The cantilevers …

Monolithic integration of mass sensing nano-cantilevers with CMOS circuitry

ZJ Davis, G Abadal, B Helbo, O Hansen… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2003 - Elsevier
Miniaturization of cantilever dimensions will increase both the mass and spatial resolution of
a resonating cantilever-based mass sensor, which monitors the mass change of the …

Electrostatic actuation to counterbalance the manufacturing defects in a MEMS mass detection sensor using mode localization

V Walter, G Bourbon, P Le Moal, N Kacem… - Procedia Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
The paper focuses on a MEMS mass detection sensor using mode localization and
electrostatic actuation to counterbalance the manufacturing defects. The sensor is …

Detection of the Au thin-layer in the Hz per picogram regime based on the microcantilevers

DW Chun, KS Hwang, K Eom, JH Lee, BH Cha… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2007 - Elsevier
Through the use of oscillating microcantilevers, a micromechanical mass detection with a
resolution of a Hz per picogram regime is reported. Through MEMS processes, piezoelectric …

Design, fabrication, and characterization of a submicroelectromechanical resonator with monolithically integrated CMOS readout circuit

J Verd, G Abadal, J Teva, MV Gaudó… - Journal of …, 2005 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we report on the main aspects of the design, fabrication, and performance of a
microelectromechanical system constituted by a mechanical submicrometer scale resonator …

Evaluation of resonating Si cantilevers sputter-deposited with AlN piezoelectric thin films for mass sensing applications

Ü Sökmen, A Stranz, A Waag, A Ababneh… - Journal of …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
We report on a micro-machined resonator for mass sensing applications which is based on
a silicon cantilever excited with a sputter-deposited piezoelectric aluminium nitride (AlN) thin …