Title
A Behavioral Model of MEMS Convective Accelerometers for the Evaluation of Design and Calibration Strategies at System Level
Abstract
This paper presents a behavioral model that can be used to improve the manufacturability of systems based on MEMS convective sensors. This model permits to handle faults related to process scattering, taking into account not only the electrical and lateral geometrical parameters but also the influence of the cavity depth. Moreover correlations between conductive and convective phenomena are included. The model is validated with respect to FEM simulations and a very good agreement is obtained between the behavioral model and FEM results. The proposed model can then be used in system-level simulations, for instance to evaluate the impact of process scattering on the performances of the sensing part and/or to investigate different design and calibration strategies with respect to the system robustness.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1007/s10836-011-5207-x
J. Electronic Testing
Keywords
Field
DocType
MEMS,Convective accelerometer,Fault modeling,System-level simulation,Manufacturability
System-level simulation,Microelectromechanical systems,Computer science,Accelerometer,Simulation,Behavioral modeling,Finite element method,Electronic engineering,Robustness (computer science),Design for manufacturability,Calibration
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
27
3
0923-8174
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
4
0.55
5
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
A. A. Rekik172.33
Florence Azaïs2294.43
Norbert Dumas361.42
Frédérick Mailly42511.37
Pascal Nouet53114.07