Sub-femto-farad resolution electronic interfaces for integrated capacitive sensors: A review
Capacitance detection is a universal transduction mechanism used in a wide variety of
sensors and applications. It requires an electronic front-end converting the capacitance …
sensors and applications. It requires an electronic front-end converting the capacitance …
Power-efficiency evolution of capacitive sensor interfaces
Recent years have witnessed an improvement in the energy efficiency of capacitive sensor
interfaces by more than three orders of magnitude. This article reviews the architectural and …
interfaces by more than three orders of magnitude. This article reviews the architectural and …
A 2.92- W Capacitance-to-Digital Converter With Differential Bondwire Accelerometer, On-Chip Air Pressure, and Humidity Sensor in 0.18- m CMOS
S Park, GH Lee, SH Cho - IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a sensor front end for air pressure sensor, relative humidity (RH)
sensor, and accelerometer in a standard CMOS process, equipped with a wide input range …
sensor, and accelerometer in a standard CMOS process, equipped with a wide input range …
A 33fJ/Step SAR capacitance-to-digital converter using a chain of inverter-based amplifiers
H Omran, A Alhoshany, H Alahmadi… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A 12-bit energy-efficient capacitive sensor interface circuit that fully relies on capacitance-
domain successive approximation (SAR) technique is presented. Analysis shows that for …
domain successive approximation (SAR) technique is presented. Analysis shows that for …
An Energy-Efficient Hybrid SAR-VCO Capacitance-to-Digital Converter in 40-nm CMOS
This paper presents a highly digital, 0-1 MASH capacitance-to-digital converter (CDC). The
CDC works by sampling a reference voltage on the sensing capacitor and then quantizing …
CDC works by sampling a reference voltage on the sensing capacitor and then quantizing …
A 0.033-mm2 21.5-aF to 114.9-aF Resolution Continuous-Time Δ Σ Capacitance-to-Digital Converter Achieving Parasitic Capacitance Immunity Up to 480 pF
This article presents a continuous-time (CT) delta–sigma () capacitance-to-digital converter
(CDC) intended for use in applications with high capacitance resolution (tens of aF), and a …
(CDC) intended for use in applications with high capacitance resolution (tens of aF), and a …
Energy-efficient CMOS humidity sensors using adaptive range-shift zoom CDC and power-aware floating inverter amplifier array
H Li, Z Tan, Y Bao, H Xiao, H Zhang… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents an adaptive zoom-capacitance-to-digital converter (CDC)-based CMOS
humidity sensor. The humidity sensor is realized by means of two differential capacitors …
humidity sensor. The humidity sensor is realized by means of two differential capacitors …
A capacitance-to-time converter-based electronic interface for differential capacitive sensors
In this paper we present an oscillating conditioning circuit, operating a capacitance-to-time
conversion, which is suitable for the readout of differential capacitive sensors. The simple …
conversion, which is suitable for the readout of differential capacitive sensors. The simple …
A precision capacitance-to-digital converter with 16.7-bit ENOB and 7.5-ppm/° C thermal drift
R Yang, MAP Pertijs, S Nihtianov - IEEE Journal of Solid-State …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a high-precision capacitanceto-digital converter (CDC) for displacement
measurement in advanced industrial applications, based on a charge-balancing third-order …
measurement in advanced industrial applications, based on a charge-balancing third-order …
Circuit and system designs of ultra-low power sensor nodes with illustration in a miniaturized GNSS logger for position tracking: Part I—Analog circuit techniques
This paper, split into Parts I and II, reviews recent innovations in circuit design that have
accelerated the miniaturization of sensor nodes. Design techniques for key building blocks …
accelerated the miniaturization of sensor nodes. Design techniques for key building blocks …