Frequency Domain Based Measurement Method for the Thermal Parameters of a Thin-Film Diaphragm Embedded in a MEMS Multi-Parameter Wind Sensor

Roman Beigelbeck, D. Reyes-Romero, Samir Cerimovic, Franz Kohl, Thomas Voglhuber-Brunnmaier, Bernhard Jakoby, G.A. Urban

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Abstract

We report on a novel method to determine the thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, and average emissivity of a thin-film diaphragm embedded in a MEMS multi-parameter wind sensor. Compared to other measurement techniques for thermal thin-film parameters, our method does not require fabrication of custom specimens. The results can be obtained from frequency response measurements directly carried out on the wind sensor. We describe the theoretical background of this method, provide an efficient analytical model (validated by FEM simulations) for the parameter extraction from the raw measurement data, and demonstrate its application by sample measurements performed on multi-layer SixNy-SiO2 thin-film diaphragms.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProcedia Engineering
PublisherElsevier
Pages632-635
Number of pages4
Volume87
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Publication series

NameProcedia Engineering

Fields of science

  • 202019 High frequency engineering
  • 202021 Industrial electronics
  • 202036 Sensor systems
  • 203017 Micromechanics
  • 202 Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Information Engineering
  • 202027 Mechatronics
  • 202028 Microelectronics
  • 202037 Signal processing

JKU Focus areas

  • Mechatronics and Information Processing

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