This paper describes an integrated CMOS-MEMS inertial sensor microsystem, consisting of a 3-axis accelerometer
sensor device and its complementary readout circuit, which is designed to operate over a wide temperature range from -
55°C to 175°C. The accelerometer device is based on capacitive transduction and is fabricated using PolyMUMPS,
which is a commercial process available from MEMSCAP. The fabricated accelerometer device is then post-processed
by depositing a layer of amorphous silicon carbide to form a composite sensor structure to improve its performance over
an extended wide temperature range. We designed and fabricated a CMOS readout circuit in IBM 0.13μm process that
interfaces with the accelerometer device to serve as a capacitance to voltage converter. The accelerometer device is
designed to operate over a measurement range of ±20g. The described sensor system allows low power, low cost and
mass-producible implementation well suited for a variety of applications with harsh or wide temperature operating
conditions.
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