An accurate CMOS interface small capacitance variation sensing circuit for capacitive sensor applications
Citation
Momen, H. G., Yazgı, M., Köprü, R. & Saatlo, A. N. (2017). An accurate CMOS interface small capacitance variation sensing circuit for capacitive sensor applications. Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing, 36(12), 4908-4918. doi:10.1007/s00034-017-0657-8Abstract
In this paper, an accurate front-end CMOS interface circuit for sensing very small capacitance changes in capacitive sensors is presented. The proposed structure scales capacitance variation to the sensible impedance changing. The scaling factor of the circuit can be easily tuned by adjusting bias points of the transistors. In order to cancel or decrease the parasitic components, the RC feedback and input transistor cascading techniques are employed in the design. To simulate the circuit, HSPICE simulator is utilized to verify the validity of the theoretical formulations in 0.18 mu m technology. According to schematic and post-layout simulation results, input impedance changes linearly versus capacitance variations up to 0.7 GHz, while the sensor capacitance changing is varied between 0 and 200 fF. According to the simulation results, total dc power consumption is obtained as low as 1 mW with 0.9 V power supply.
Volume
36Issue
12SI
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
Integrated ultrasonic imaging systems based on CMUT arrays: Recent progress
Wygant, Ira O.; Zhuang, Xuefeng; Yeh, David T.; Nikoozadeh, Amin; Oralkan, Ömer; Ergün, Arif Sanlı; Karaman, Mustafa; Khuri-Yakub, Butrus Thomas (IEEE, 2004)This paper describes the development of an ultrasonic imaging system based on a two-dimensional capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) array. The transducer array and front-end electronics are designed to ... -
Dual electrode capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer array for 1-D intracardiac echocardiography (ICE)
Güldiken, Rasim Oytun; Zahorian, Jaime S.; Karaman, Mustafa; Değertekin, Fahrettin Levent (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2007)We designed and fabricated a 64 element 1-D linear dual electrode Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer (CMUT) array operating at 9.5 MHz for Intracardiac Echocardiography (ICE). The dual electrode CMUT structure ... -
Forward-viewing CMUT arrays for medical Imaging
Demirci, Utkan; Ergün, Arif Sanlı; Oralkan, Ömer; Karaman, Mustafa; Khuri-Yakub, Butrus Thomas (IEEE-INST Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc, 2004-07)This paper reports the design and testing of forward-viewing annular arrays fabricated using capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) technology. Recent research studies have shown that CMUTs have broad frequency ...