Advances in Integrated MEMS Sensors for IoT Applications
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Internet of Things".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 October 2021) | Viewed by 584
Special Issue Editors
Interests: MEMS sensors; multiphysics simulations; integrated thermal sensors; CMOS-MEMS technologies; electronics for sensors
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Interests: design of analog and mixed signal integrated circuits; MEMS sensors; integrated thermal sensors
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Internet of Things (IoT) is evolving, and new applications, in numerous fields, are continuously proposed. Typical scenarios include autonomous and connected vehicles, building automation, wearables, smart factory, smart farming and smart city. These applications require a large number of sensors with the characteristics of small size, low-power consumption and low-cost. Furthermore, the necessity of reducing the amount of data to be transmitted stimulates the development of sensors capable of performing most of the data processing on their own. These requirements find their natural fulfilment in MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical system) technologies, which allow the integration of several sensors into a single chip (SoC) or a single package (SiP), along with complex electronic interfaces.
In spite of the availability of successful MEMS devices on the market, further research is necessary to make MEMS sensors capable of meeting the needs of the evolving IoT applications. This Special Issue aims to assemble an overview of the advances in the field of integrated MEMS sensors, focusing on recent contributions, representing a step forward in terms of key figures, such as resolution, repeatability, reliability, selectivity, power consumption and miniaturization. Moreover, manuscripts that highlight the major challenges which researchers are going to face in the development of the future sensor generation for IoT applications are also welcome. Topics include, but are not limited, to:
- Physical sensors based on MEMS technologies
- Chemical sensors based on MEMS technologies
- Sensor systems on a chip
- Sensor systems on a package
- Labs on Chip based on MEMS technologies
- Non-silicon MEMS sensors
- Functional packaging of MEMS sensors
Prof. Dr. Massimo Piotto
Prof. Dr. Paolo Bruschi
Guest Editors
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