Novel Advances in Microsystems Technologies and Their Applications

636 Pages·2014·29.032 MB·English

by  Laurent A. Francis, Krzysztof Iniewski

Novel Advances
in
Microsystems Technologies
Applications
and Their
Devices, Circuits, and Systems
Series Editor
Krzysztof Iniewski
CMOS Emerging Technologies Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
PUBLISHED TITLES:
Atomic Nanoscale Technology in the Nuclear Industry
Taeho Woo
Biological and Medical Sensor Technologies
Krzysztof Iniewski
Building Sensor Networks: From Design to Applications
Ioanis Nikolaidis and Krzysztof Iniewski
Electrical Solitons: Theory, Design, and Applications
David Ricketts and Donhee Ham
Electronics for Radiation Detection
Krzysztof Iniewski
Graphene, Carbon Nanotubes, and Nanostuctures:
Techniques and Applications
James E. Morris and Krzysztof Iniewski
High-Speed Photonics Interconnects
Lukas Chrostowski and Krzysztof Iniewski
Integrated Microsystems: Electronics, Photonics, and Biotechnology
Krzysztof Iniewski
Internet Networks: Wired, Wireless, and Optical Technologies
Krzysztof Iniewski
Low Power Emerging Wireless Technologies
Lukas Chrostowski and Krzysztof Iniewski
MEMS: Fundamental Technology and Applications
Vikas Choudhary and Krzysztof Iniewski
Nano-Semiconductors: Devices and Technology
Krzysztof Iniewski
Nanoelectronic Device Applications Handbook
James E. Morris and Krzysztof Iniewski
Novel Advances in Microsystems Technologies and Their Applications
Laurent A. Francis and Krzysztof Iniewski
Optical, Acoustic, Magnetic, and Mechanical Sensor Technologies
Krzysztof Iniewski
Radiation Effects in Semiconductors
Krzysztof Iniewski
PUBLISHED TITLES:
Semiconductor Radiation Detection Systems
Krzysztof Iniewski
Smart Sensors for Industrial Applications
Krzysztof Iniewski
Telecommunication Networks
Eugenio Iannone
Testing for Small-Delay Defects in Nanoscale CMOS Integrated Circuits
Sandeep K. Goel and Krishnendu Chakrabarty
FORTHCOMING TITLES:
3 D Circuit and System Design: Multicore Architecture, Thermal Management,

and Reliability
Rohit Sharma and Krzysztof Iniewski
CMOS: Front-End Electronics for Radiation Sensors
Angelo Rivetti
Embedded and Networking Systems: Design, Software, and Implementation
Gul N. Khan and Krzysztof Iniewski
Energy Harvesting with Functional Materials and Microsystems
Madhu Bhaskaran, Sharath Sriram, and Krzysztof Iniewski
High Frequency Communication and Sensing: Traveling-Wave Techniques
Ahmet Tekin and Ahmed Emira
High-Speed Devices and Circuits with THz Applications
Jung Han Choi and Krzysztof Iniewski
Integrated Power Devices and TCAD Simulation
Yue Fu, Zhanming Li, Wai Tung Ng, and Johnny K.O. Sin
Labs-on-Chip: Physics, Design and Technology
Eugenio Iannone
Medical Imaging: Technology and Applications
Troy Farncombe and Krzysztof Iniewski
Metallic Spintronic Devices
Xiaobin Wang
Microfluidics and Nanotechnology: Biosensing to the Single Molecule Limit
Eric Lagally and Krzysztof Iniewski
MIMO Power Line Communications: Narrow and Broadband Standards, EMC,
and Advanced Processing
Lars Torsten Berger, Andreas Schwager, Pascal Pagani, and Daniel Schneider
Mobile Point-of-Care Monitors and Diagnostic Device Design
Walter Karlen and Krzysztof Iniewski
Nanoelectronics: Devices, Circuits, and Systems
Nikos Konofaos
FORTHCOMING TITLES:
Nanomaterials: A Guide to Fabrication and Applications
Gordon Harling and Krzysztof Iniewski
Nanopatterning and Nanoscale Devices for Biological Applications
Krzysztof Iniewski and Seila Selimovic
Nanoplasmonics: Advanced Device Applications
James W. M. Chon and Krzysztof Iniewski
Nanoscale Semiconductor Memories: Technology and Applications
Santosh K. Kurinec and Krzysztof Iniewski
Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design
Sebastian Magierowski
Semiconductor Device Technology: Silicon and Materials
Tomasz Brozek and Krzysztof Iniewski

Smart Grids: Design, Strategies, and Processes
David Bakken and Krzysztof Iniewski
Soft Errors: From Particles to Circuits
Jean-Luc Autran and Daniela Munteanu
Technologies for Smart Sensors and Sensor Fusion
Kevin Yallup and Krzysztof Iniewski
VLSI: Circuits for Emerging Applications
Tomasz Wojcicki and Krzysztof Iniewski
Novel Advances
in
Microsystems Technologies
Applications
and Their
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Laurent A. Francis
Krzysztof Iniewski
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Contents
Preface.......................................................................................................................xi
Editors ....................................................................................................................xiii
Contributors .............................................................................................................xv
Part I Organic and Flexible Electronics
Chapter 1 Device Modelling for SPICE Simulations in Organic Technologies ...3

Anis Daami
Chapter 2 Nanoscale Phase Separation and Device Engineering
in Polymer Solar Cells ........................................................................23
Swaminathan Venkatesan and Qiquan Qiao
Chapter 3 Mechanically Flexible Interconnects and TSVs: Applications
in CMOS/MEMS Integration .............................................................45
Hyung Suk Yang, Paragkumar Thadesar, Chaoqi Zhang
and Muhannad Bakir
Chapter 4 Wafer-Scale Rapid Electronic Systems Prototyping Platform:
User Support Tools and Thermo-Mechanical Validation ..................69
Mikaël Guillemot, Hai Nguyen, Mohammed Bougataya,
Yves Blaquière, Ahmed Lakhssassi, Mary Shields and Yvon Savaria
Part II Imaging and Display technologies
Chapter 5 MIRASOL Displays: MEMS-Based Reflective Display Systems .....105
Rashmi Rao, Jennifer Gille and Nassim Khonsari
Chapter 6 Thin-Film Transistors Fabricated on Intentionally
Agglomerated, Laser-Crystallized Silicon on Insulator ..................129
Themistokles Afentakis
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Chapter 7 New Approaches for High-Speed, High-Resolution Imaging ..........149
Gil Bub, Nathan Nebeker and Roger Light
Chapter 8 Terahertz Communications for Terabit Wireless Imaging ...............169
Kao-Cheng Huang and Zhaocheng Wang
Chapter 9 Increasing Projector Contrast and Brightness through Light
Redirection .......................................................................................187
Reynald Hoskinson and Boris Stoeber

Part III Sensors and Microdevices
Chapter 10 Theoretical Electromagnetic Survey: Application to
a CMOS-MEMS Planar Electrodynamic Microphone ....................205
Fares Tounsi
Chapter 11 Thin-Film Sensors ............................................................................247
Mutsumi Kimura
Chapter 12 Technologies for Electric Current Sensors .......................................265
G. Velasco-Quesada, A. Conesa-Roca and
M. Román-Lumbreras
Chapter 13 Power Density Limits and Benchmarking of Resonant
Piezoelectric Vibration Energy Harvesters ......................................293
A. Dompierre, S. Vengallatore and L.G. Fréchette
Chapter 14 Microwave Sensors for Non-Invasive Monitoring of Industrial
Processes ..........................................................................................335
B. García-Baños, Jose M. Catalá-Civera, Antoni J. Canós and
Felipe L. Peñaranda-Foix
Chapter 15 Microwave Reflectometry for Sensing Applications in the
Agrofood Industry ............................................................................355
Andrea Cataldo, Egidio De Benedetto and
Giuseppe Cannazza
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Part IV Point-of-Care and Biosensors
Chapter 16 Applications of Sensor Systems in Prognostics and Health
Management .....................................................................................377
Shunfeng Cheng and Michael Pecht
Chapter 17 Rigid Body Motion Capturing by Means of Wearable Inertial and
Magnetic MEMS Sensor Assembly: Towards the Reconstitution
of the Posture of Free-Ranging Animals in Bio-Logging ...................393
Hassen Fourati, Noureddine Manamanni, Lissan Afilal and
Yves Handrich

Chapter 18 Point-of-Care Testing Platform with Nanogap-Embedded Field-
Effect Transistors .............................................................................413
Maesoon Im and Yang-Kyu Choi
Chapter 19 Bionanotechnological Advances in Neural Recording and
Stimulation .......................................................................................437
Alper Bozkurt and George C. McConnell
Part V Ultra-Low-Power Biomedical Systems
Chapter 20 Advances in Ultra-Low-Power Miniaturized Applications for
Health Care and Sports: The Sensium™ Platform...........................463
Miguel Hernandez-Silveira, Su-Shin Ang and Alison Burdett
Chapter 21 Ultra-Low-Power Harvesting Body-Centred Electronics
for Future Health Monitoring Devices .............................................497
Jordi Colomer-Farrarons, Pere Miribel-Catala, Esteve
Juanola-Feliu and Josep Samitier
Chapter 22 ADC Basics and Design Techniques for a Low-Power ADC for
Biomedical Applications ..................................................................535
Seung-Tak Ryu
Chapter 23 Ultra-Low-Power Techniques in Small Autonomous Implants
and Sensor Nodes .............................................................................571
Benoit Gosselin, Sébastien Roy and Farhad Sheikh Hosseini
Index ......................................................................................................................595