A High-Precision Capacitive Sensor System for Displacement Measurements

This thesis presents the theory, design and qualification of a precision capacitive sensor system for displacement measurement that require high resolution, high precision and simultaneously, low power consumption. The challenge to achieve the required performance has been taken care at both mechanical domain (sensor head) and electronic domain ...

From MEMS to NEMS: Scaling Cantilever Sensors

This thesis studies the effects of scaling on the characterisation and readout of micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS) to nano-electro mechanical systems (NEMS). In particular it focuses on cantilever, which is a basic device building block and an important transducer in many sensing applications. This thesis presents an overview of major...

A novel LTCC differentially Fed UWB antenna for the 60 GHz band

In this paper a novel differentially fed Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) antenna in low-temperature co-fired ceramics (LTCC) technology to be used in the 60 GHz band for integrated RF front-ends is presented. The antenna is based on the aperture stacked patch fed via H-shaped aperture to achieve more than 10 GHz operational bandwidth. The antenna is fed...