Silicon Carbide Mems Devices For Harsh Environments

Author : Muthu Wijesundara,Robert Azevedo
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781441971210

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Silicon Carbide Microsystems for Harsh Environments by Muthu Wijesundara,Robert Azevedo Pdf

Silicon Carbide Microsystems for Harsh Environments reviews state-of-the-art Silicon Carbide (SiC) technologies that, when combined, create microsystems capable of surviving in harsh environments, technological readiness of the system components, key issues when integrating these components into systems, and other hurdles in harsh environment operation. The authors use the SiC technology platform suite the model platform for developing harsh environment microsystems and then detail the current status of the specific individual technologies (electronics, MEMS, packaging). Additionally, methods towards system level integration of components and key challenges are evaluated and discussed based on the current state of SiC materials processing and device technology. Issues such as temperature mismatch, process compatibility and temperature stability of individual components and how these issues manifest when building the system receive thorough investigation. The material covered not only reviews the state-of-the-art MEMS devices, provides a framework for the joining of electronics and MEMS along with packaging into usable harsh-environment-ready sensor modules.

Author : Rebecca Cheung
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781860946240

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Silicon Carbide Microelectromechanical Systems for Harsh Environments by Rebecca Cheung Pdf

This unique book describes the science and technology of silicon carbide (SiC) microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), from the creation of SiC material to the formation of final system, through various expert contributions by several leading key figures in the field. The book contains high-quality up-to-date scientific information concerning SiC MEMS for harsh environments summarized concisely for students, academics, engineers and researchers in the field of SiC MEMS.This is the only book that addresses in a comprehensive manner the main advantages of SiC as a MEMS material for applications in high temperature and harsh environments, as well as approaches to the relevant technologies, with a view progressing towards the final product.

Author : Andrew Ryan Atwell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CORNELL:31924096131697

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Silicon Carbide MEMS Devices for Harsh Environments by Andrew Ryan Atwell Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : OCLC:1063895310

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Silicon Carbide Micro Electromechanical Systems for Harsh Environments by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kirsten Weide-Zaage,Malgorzata Chrzanowska-Jeske
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781498743822

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Semiconductor Devices in Harsh Conditions by Kirsten Weide-Zaage,Malgorzata Chrzanowska-Jeske Pdf

This book introduces the reader to a number of challenges for the operation of electronic devices in various harsh environmental conditions. While some chapters focus on measuring and understanding the effects of these environments on electronic components, many also propose design solutions, whether in choice of material, innovative structures, or strategies for amelioration and repair. Many applications need electronics designed to operate in harsh environments. Readers will find, in this collection of topics, tools and ideas useful in their own pursuits and of interest to their intellectual curiosity. With a focus on radiation, operating conditions, sensor systems, package, and system design, the book is divided into three parts. The first part deals with sensing devices designed for operating in the presence of radiation, commercials of the shelf (COTS) products for space computing, and influences of single event upset. The second covers system and package design for harsh operating conditions. The third presents devices for biomedical applications under moisture and temperature loads in the frame of sensor systems and operating conditions.

Author : Stephen Saddow,Francesco La Via
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789535121688

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Advanced Silicon Carbide Devices and Processing by Stephen Saddow,Francesco La Via Pdf

Since the production of the first commercially available blue LED in the late 1980s, silicon carbide technology has grown into a billion-dollar industry world-wide in the area of solid-state lighting and power electronics. With this in mind we organized this book to bring to the attention of those well versed in SiC technology some new developments in the field with a particular emphasis on particularly promising technologies such as SiC-based solar cells and optoelectronics. We have balanced this with the more traditional subjects such as power electronics and some new developments in the improvement of the MOS system for SiC MOSFETS. Given the importance of advanced microsystems and sensors based on SiC, we also included a review on 3C-SiC for both microsystem and electronic applications.

Author : Toan Dinh,Nam-Trung Nguyen,Dzung Viet Dao
Publisher : Springer
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811325717

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Thermoelectrical Effect in SiC for High-Temperature MEMS Sensors by Toan Dinh,Nam-Trung Nguyen,Dzung Viet Dao Pdf

This book presents the fundamentals of the thermoelectrical effect in silicon carbide (SiC), including the thermoresistive, thermoelectric, thermocapacitive and thermoelectronic effects. It summarizes the growth of SiC, its properties and fabrication processes for SiC devices and introduces the thermoelectrical sensing theories in different SiC morphologies and polytypes. Further, it reviews the recent advances in the characterization of the thermoelectrical effect in SiC at high temperatures. Discussing several desirable features of thermoelectrical SiC sensors and recent developments in these sensors, the book provides useful guidance on developing high sensitivity and linearity, fast-response SiC sensing devices based on thermoelectrical effects.

Author : Mariana Amorim Fraga
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
ISBN : 1613249128

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Amorphous Silicon Carbide Thin Films by Mariana Amorim Fraga Pdf

Silicon carbide (SiC) has been described as a suitable semiconductor material to use in MEMS and electronic devices for harsh environments. In recent years, many developments in SiC technology as bulk growth, materials processing, electronic devices and sensors have been shown. Moreover, some studies show the synthesis, characterization and processing of crystalline SiC films. However, few works have investigated the potential of amorphous silicon carbide (a-SiC) thin films for sensors applications. This book presents fundamentals of amorphous silicon carbide thin films and their applications in piezoresistive sensors for high temperature applications.

Author : Yasuto Hijikata
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789535109174

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Physics and Technology of Silicon Carbide Devices by Yasuto Hijikata Pdf

Recently, some SiC power devices such as Schottky-barrier diodes (SBDs), metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect-transistors (MOSFETs), junction FETs (JFETs), and their integrated modules have come onto the market. However, to stably supply them and reduce their cost, further improvements for material characterizations and those for device processing are still necessary. This book abundantly describes recent technologies on manufacturing, processing, characterization, modeling, and so on for SiC devices. In particular, for explanation of technologies, I was always careful to argue physics underlying the technologies as much as possible. If this book could be a little helpful to progress of SiC devices, it will be my unexpected happiness.

Author : Hoang-Phuong Phan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319555447

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Piezoresistive Effect of p-Type Single Crystalline 3C-SiC by Hoang-Phuong Phan Pdf

This book addresses the piezoresistance in p-type 3C-SiC, which it investigates using experimental characterization and theoretical analysis. The gauge factor, the piezoresistive coefficients in two-terminal and four-terminal resistors, the comparison between single crystalline and nanocrystalline SiC, along with the temperature dependence of the piezoresistive effect in p-type 3C-SiC are also discussed. Silicon carbide (SiC) is an excellent material for electronic devices operating at high temperatures, thanks to its large energy band gap, superior mechanical properties and extreme chemical inertness. Among the numerous polytypes of SiC, the cubic single crystal, which is also well known as 3C-SiC, is the most promising platform for microelectromechanical (MEMS) applications, as it can be epitaxially grown on an Si substrate with diameters of up to several hundred millimeters. This feature makes 3C-SiC compatible with the conventional Si-based micro/nano processing and also cuts down the cost of SiC wafers. The investigation into the piezoresistive effect in 3C-SiC is of significant interest for the development of mechanical transducers such as pressure sensors and strain sensors used for controlling combustion and deep well drilling. Although a number of studies have focused on the piezoresistive effect in n-type 3C-SiC, 4H-SiC and 6H-SiC, comparatively little attention has been paid to piezoresistance in p-type 3C-SiC. In addition, the book investigates the piezoresistive effect of top-down fabricated SiC nanowires, revealing a high degree of sensitivity in nanowires employing an innovative nano strain-amplifier. The large gauge factors of the p-type 3C-SiC at both room temperature and high temperatures found here indicate that this polytype could be suitable for the development of mechanical sensing devices operating in harsh environments with high temperatures.

Author : Stephen E. Saddow
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780123859075

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Silicon Carbide Biotechnology by Stephen E. Saddow Pdf

Silicon Carbide (SiC) is a wide-band-gap semiconductor biocompatible material that has the potential to advance advanced biomedical applications. SiC devices offer higher power densities and lower energy losses, enabling lighter, more compact and higher efficiency products for biocompatible and long-term in vivo applications ranging from heart stent coatings and bone implant scaffolds to neurological implants and sensors. The main problem facing the medical community today is the lack of biocompatible materials that are also capable of electronic operation. Such devices are currently implemented using silicon technology, which either has to be hermetically sealed so it cannot interact with the body or the material is only stable in vivo for short periods of time. For long term use (permanent implanted devices such as glucose sensors, brain-machine-interface devices, smart bone and organ implants) a more robust material that the body does not recognize and reject as a foreign (i.e., not organic) material is needed. Silicon Carbide has been proven to be just such a material and will open up a whole new host of fields by allowing the development of advanced biomedical devices never before possible for long-term use in vivo. This book not only provides the materials and biomedical engineering communities with a seminal reference book on SiC that they can use to further develop the technology, it also provides a technology resource for medical doctors and practitioners who are hungry to identify and implement advanced engineering solutions to their everyday medical problems that currently lack long term, cost effective solutions. Discusses Silicon Carbide biomedical materials and technology in terms of their properties, processing, characterization, and application, in one book, from leading professionals and scientists Critical assesses existing literature, patents and FDA approvals for clinical trials, enabling the rapid assimilation of important data from the current disparate sources and promoting the transition from technology research and development to clinical trials Explores long-term use and applications in vivo in devices and applications with advanced sensing and semiconducting properties, pointing to new product devekipment particularly within brain trauma, bone implants, sub-cutaneous sensors and advanced kidney dialysis devices

Author : Mohamed Gad-el-Hak
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2005-11-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781420036558

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MEMS by Mohamed Gad-el-Hak Pdf

As our knowledge of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) continues to grow, so does The MEMS Handbook. The field has changed so much that this Second Edition is now available in three volumes. Individually, each volume provides focused, authoritative treatment of specific areas of interest. Together, they comprise the most comprehensive collection

Author : Eskinder Hailu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CORNELL:31924097215812

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Monolithic Integration of Electronics and MEMS in 6H Silicon Carbide for Use in Harsh Environment Applications by Eskinder Hailu Pdf

Author : Henry Helvajian
Publisher : AIAA
Page : 748 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1884989039

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Microengineering Aerospace Systems by Henry Helvajian Pdf

Microengineering Aerospace Systems is a textbook tutorial encompassing MEMS (micro-electromechanical systems), nanoelectronics, packaging, processing, and materials characterization for developing miniaturized smart instruments for aerospace systems (i.e., ASIM application-specific integrated microinstrument), satellites, and satellite subsystems. Third in a series of Aerospace Press publications covering this rapidly advancing technology, this work presents fundamental aspects of the technology and specific aerospace systems applications through worked examples.

Author : Moumita Mukherjee
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789533079684

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Silicon Carbide by Moumita Mukherjee Pdf

Silicon Carbide (SiC) and its polytypes, used primarily for grinding and high temperature ceramics, have been a part of human civilization for a long time. The inherent ability of SiC devices to operate with higher efficiency and lower environmental footprint than silicon-based devices at high temperatures and under high voltages pushes SiC on the verge of becoming the material of choice for high power electronics and optoelectronics. What is more important, SiC is emerging to become a template for graphene fabrication, and a material for the next generation of sub-32nm semiconductor devices. It is thus increasingly clear that SiC electronic systems will dominate the new energy and transport technologies of the 21st century. In 21 chapters of the book, special emphasis has been placed on the materials aspects and developments thereof. To that end, about 70% of the book addresses the theory, crystal growth, defects, surface and interface properties, characterization, and processing issues pertaining to SiC. The remaining 30% of the book covers the electronic device aspects of this material. Overall, this book will be valuable as a reference for SiC researchers for a few years to come. This book prestigiously covers our current understanding of SiC as a semiconductor material in electronics. The primary target for the book includes students, researchers, material and chemical engineers, semiconductor manufacturers and professionals who are interested in silicon carbide and its continuing progression.