Silicon Photomultiplier Sensor Interface Based on a Discrete Second Generation Voltage Conveyor [PDF]
Sensors, 2020 This work presents the design of a discrete second-generation voltage conveyor (VCII) and its capability to be used as electronic interface for silicon photomultipliers. The design addressed here exploits directly at the transistor level, with commercial
Vincenzo Stornelli +4 more
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A Power-Efficient Radiation Sensor Interface with a Peak-Triggered Sampling Scheme for Mobile Dosimeters [PDF]
Sensors, 2020 Radiation sensor interfaces for battery-powered mobile dosimeters must consume low power to monitor the amount of radiation exposure over a long period.
Hyuntak Jeon +3 more
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A Triple-Mode Flexible E-Skin Sensor Interface for Multi-Purpose Wearable Applications [PDF]
Sensors, 2017 This study presents a flexible wireless electronic skin (e-skin) sensor system that includes a multi-functional sensor device, a triple-mode reconfigurable readout integrated circuit (ROIC), and a mobile monitoring interface.
Sung-Woo Kim +6 more
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A Temperature-Hardened Sensor Interface with a 12-Bit Digital Output Using a Novel Pulse Width Modulation Technique [PDF]
Sensors, 2018 A fully integrated sensor interface for a wide operational temperature range is presented. It translates the sensor signal into a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal that is then converted into a 12-bit digital output.
Emna Chabchoub +4 more
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Sensors, 2020 For a structural health monitoring (SHM) system, the operational functionality of sensors is critical for successful implementation of a damage identification process.
Thanh-Canh Huynh +4 more
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0.5 V and 0.43 pJ/bit Capacitive Sensor Interface for Passive Wireless Sensor Systems
Sensors, 2015 This paper presents an ultra low-power and low-voltage pulse-width modulation based ratiometric capacitive sensor interface. The interface was designed and fabricated in a standard 90 nm CMOS 1P9M technology. The measurements show an effective resolution
Andoni Beriain +3 more
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A Second-Generation Voltage-Conveyor-Based Interface for Ultrasonic PVDF Sensors
Micromachines, 2021 Exploiting the transmission and reception of low frequency ultrasounds in air is often associated with the innate echolocating abilities of some mammals, later emulated with sophisticated electronic systems, to obtain information about unstructured ...
Salvatore A. Pullano +4 more
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Silicon Photomultiplier—A High Dynamic Range, High Sensitivity Sensor for Bio-Photonics Applications
Biosensors, 2022 This work is an overview of silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) with a view to defining their importance for bio-photonic and clinical applications. SiPMs are benchmarked against other common photodetectors, namely, PIN diodes and avalanche photodetectors ...
Rachel Georgel +6 more
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A Real-Time Thermal Monitoring System Intended for Embedded Sensors Interfaces
Sensors, 2020 This paper proposes a real-time thermal monitoring method using embedded integrated sensor interfaces dedicated to industrial integrated system applications.
Ouafaa Ettahri +6 more
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Open Source Sensor Interface for Soft Detectors in Surgical Simulators
IEEE Access, 2023 Surgical simulation is an emerging area of research and development, making new developments of especially hybrid simulators highly relevant. In this context, soft sensors enable low-cost position or force detection in haptically realistic synthetic ...
Thomas Thurner +3 more
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