A Standard CMOS Humidity Sensor without Post-Processing

Abstract

A 2 µW power dissipation, voltage-output, humidity sensor accurate to 5% relative humidity was developed using the LFoundry 0.15 µm CMOS technology without post-processing. The sensor consists of a woven lateral array of electrodes implemented in CMOS top metal, a Intervia Photodielectric 8023-10 humidity-sensitive layer, and a CMOS capacitance to voltage converter.

Keywords

• capacitive sensors
• microsensors
• humidity measurement
• CMOS integrated circuits