Silicon Capacitive Sensors for Biomedical Applications

Objective

The CASE project aims at transferring recent research results on capacitive sensors developed within European research projects from research institutes, namely CNM and IMEL, to an industrial Central European partner (Romes S.A.).

This company is very experienced with microelectronics processes and devices and is fully equipped to process silicon wafers. Characterisation and reliability issues of the transferred technologies will be studied by the ICCE which is in close contact with Romes S.A. The Warsaw University of Technology will mainly focus on device characterisation.
Recent research has shown that capacitive-type devices perform better than piezoresistive ones on issues such as low power consumption and high pressure sensitivity. The above qualifications make these devices very attractive for medical applications. A demonstration project is a good opportunity to start up this activity in Eastern Europe with an important social impact and with relatively low cost, since the fabrication infrastructure is already there.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › sensors
• natural sciences › physical sciences › electromagnetism and electronics › microelectronics
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › metalloids

Programme(s)

• FP4-INCO - Specific research, technological development and demonstration programme in the field of cooperation with third countries and international organizations, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• 01020602 - Technologies for components and subsystems

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

Institute of Microelectronics (Imel)

Address

15310 Aghia Paraskevi
Greece

Participants (4)

COMERCIAL COMPANY FOR ELECTRONIC MODULES AND SEMICONDUCTORS - ROMES SA

Romania

Address

32b,erou Iancu Nicolae
72996 Bucharest

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas Instituto de Automatica Industrial

Spain

Address

Campus U.a.b.
08193 Bellaterra

RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS

Romania

Address

32b,erou Iancu Nicolae
72996 Bucharest

WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Poland

Address

15/19,nowowiejska
00665 Warsaw