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 | Nanotech 2004 Vol. 1
Technical Proceedings of the 2004 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Volume 1
Chapter 8: MEMS Design and Application |
| | Micromachined Piezoresistive Tactile Sensor Array Fabricated by Bulk-etched MUMPs Process | | Authors: | A. Tuantranont, T. Lomas and V.M. Bright | | Affilation: | National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC), TH | | Pages: | 351 - 354 | | Keywords: | MEMS, Piezoresistive, tactile sensor, MUMPs | | Abstract: | This paper discusses the design, fabrication and testing of a 5x5 micromachined tactile sensor array for the detection of an extremely small force (micrometer-Newton range). Central contacting pads that are trampoline-shape suspended structures and sensor beams are formed using an anisotropic etching of silicon substrate of a MUMPs process chip. A piezoresistive layer of polysilicon embedded in sensor beams is used to detect the displacement of the suspended contacting pad. Each square tactile has dimension of 200 micron x 200 micron with 250 micron center-to-center spacing. The entire sensor area is 1.25 mm x 1.25 mm. The micromachined piezoresistive tactile sensor array has been successfully fabricated by the commercial available surface micromachining foundry (MUMPs) with bulk-etching post-processing technique. The bulk etching of silicon substrate through cut through substrate mask is successfully done with a complete undercut of a central contacting plate and create a suspended structures. The response of the sensor structure to pure normal stress loading was experimentally evaluated. Linear sensitivity of the sensors with normal force load was approximately 0.02 mV/micro-Newton as tested with pre-known weight microneedle. The individual sensor element shows the linear response to normal force with good repeatability. | | ISBN: | 0-9728422-7-6 |
| Pages: | 521 |
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