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Chapter 1 Smart Sensor Basics |
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1.2 Mechanical-Electronic Transitions in Sensing |
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1.4 Integration of Micromachining and Microelectronics |
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2.3.1 Silicon-on-Silicon Bonding |
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2.3.2 Silicon-on-Glass (Anodic) Bonding |
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2.3.3 Silicon Fusion Bonding |
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2.3.4 Wafer Bonding for More Complex Structures and Adding ICs |
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2.4 Surface Micromachining |
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2.4.1 Squeeze-Film Damping |
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2.4.3 Particulate Control |
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2.4.4 Combinations of Surface and Bulk Micromachining |
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2.5 Other Micromachining Techniques |
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2.5.2 Dry Etching Processes |
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2.5.4 Lasers in Micromachining |
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2.6 Combining MEMS with IC Fabrication |
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2.7 Other Micromachined Materials |
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2.7.1 Diamond as an Alternate Sensor Material |
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2.7.2 Metal Oxides and Piezoelectric Sensing |
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2.7.3 Films on Microstructures |
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2.7.4 Micromachining Metal Structures |
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2.7.5 Carbon Nanotube MEMS |
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2.8 MEMS Foundry Services and Software Tools |
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Chapter 3 The Nature of Semiconductor Sensor Output |
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3.2 Sensor Output Characteristics |
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3.2.2 Piezoresistivity in Silicon |
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3.2.3 Semiconductor Sensor Definitions |
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3.2.4 Static Versus Dynamic Operation |
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3.3 Other Sensing Technologies |
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3.3.2 Piezoelectric Sensing |
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3.3.5 Improving Sensor Characteristics |
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3.4 Digital Output Sensors |
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3.4.1 Incremental Optical Encoders |
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3.5 Noise/Interference Aspects |
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3.6 Low Power, Low Voltage Sensors |
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3.7 Analysis of Sensitivity Improvement |
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3.7.2 Increase Diaphragm Area |
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Chapter 4 Getting Sensor Information Into the Microcontroller |
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4.2 Amplification and Signal Conditioning |
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4.2.1 Instrumentation Amplifiers |
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4.2.2 Sleep-Mode Circuitry for Reducing Power |
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4.2.3 Rail to Rail Operational Amplifiers |
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4.2.4 Switched-Capacitor Amplifier |
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4.2.5 Barometer Application Circuit |
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4.2.6 4- to 20-mA Signal Transmitter |
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4.3 Separate Versus Integrated Signal Conditioning |
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4.3.1 Integrated Signal Conditioning |
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4.3.2 External Signal Conditioning |
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4.4.2 Performance of A/D Converters |
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4.4.3 Implications of A/D Accuracy and Errors |
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4.5 On-Line Tool for Evaluating a Sensor Interface Design |
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Chapter 5 Using MCUs/DSPs to Increase Sensor IQ |
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5.1.1 Other IC Technologies |
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5.3 MCUs for Sensor Interface |
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5.3.4 On-Board A/D Conversion |
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5.3.5 Power Saving Capability |
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5.3.6 Local Voltage or Current Regulation |
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5.4.1 Digital Signal Controllers |
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5.4.2 Field Programmable Gate Arrays |
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5.4.3 Algorithms Versus Look-Up Tables |
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5.5 Techniques and Systems Considerations |
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5.5.3 Autozero and Autorange |
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5.5.6 Indirect (Computed not Sensed) Versus Direct Sensing |
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5.6 Software, Tools, and Support |
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Chapter 6 Communications for Smart Sensors |
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6.2 Background and Definitions |
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6.3 Sources (Organizations) and Standards |
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6.4.3 Media Oriented Systems Transport |
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6.4.5 Other Automotive Protocol Aspects |
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6.5.1 Example Industrial Protocols |
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6.6 Protocols in Other Applications |
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6.7.1 MCU with Integrated CAN |
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6.7.3 Ethernet Controller |
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6.8 Transitioning Between Protocols |
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Chapter 7 Control Techniques |
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7.1.1 Programmable Logic Controllers |
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7.1.2 Open-Versus Closed-Loop Systems |
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7.5 Combined Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks |
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7.6.1 Observers for Sensing |
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7.8 Impact of Artificial Intelligence |
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Chapter 8 Wireless Sensing |
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8.2 Wireless Data and Communications |
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8.3 Wireless Sensing Networks |
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8.3.2 ZigBee-Like Wireless |
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8.3.5 Near Field Communication (NFC) |
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8.3.8 Other RF Wireless Solutions |
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8.3.9 Optical Signal Transmission |
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8.4 Industrial Wireless Sensing Networks |
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8.5.1 Surface Acoustic Wave Devices |
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8.5.3 Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) |
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8.5.4 Global Positioning System |
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8.5.5 Remote Emissions Sensing |
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8.5.6 Remote Keyless Entry |
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8.5.7 Intelligent Transportation System |
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8.5.9 Other Remote Sensing |
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Chapter 9 MEMS Beyond Sensors |
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9.2.6 Actuators in Other Semiconductor Materials |
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9.3 Other Micromachined Structures |
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9.3.7 Thermionic Emitters |
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9.3.8 Field Emission Devices |
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9.3.9 Unfoldable Microelements |
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9.3.11 Interconnects for Stacked Wafers |
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Chapter 10 Packaging, Testing, and Reliability Implications of Smarter Sensors |
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10.2 Semiconductor Packaging Applied to Sensors |
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10.2.1 Increased Pin Count |
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10.3.1 Ceramic Packaging and Ceramic Substrates |
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10.3.3 Dual-Chip Packaging |
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10.4 Common Packaging for Sensors |
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10.4.2 Surface-Mount Packaging |
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10.4.4 Wafer-Level Packaging |
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10.5 Reliability Implications |
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10.5.1 The Physics of Failure |
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10.5.2 Wafer-Level Sensor Reliability |
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10.6 Testing Smarter Sensors |
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Chapter 11 Mechatronics and Sensing Systems |
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11.1.1 Integration and Mechatronics |
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11.3.1 Temperature Sensing |
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11.3.2 Current Sensing in Power ICs |
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11.4 Other System Aspects |
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11.4.2 Field Emission Displays |
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11.4.3 System Voltage Transients, Electrostatic Discharge, and Electromagnetic Interference |
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Chapter 12 Standards for Smart Sensing |
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12.2 Setting the Standards for Smart Sensors and Systems |
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12.3.1 Network-Capable Application Processor |
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12.3.2 Network Communication Models |
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12.4.2 Transducer Electronic Data Sheet |
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12.4.4 Calibration/Correction Engine |
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12.4.5 Sourcing Power to STIMs |
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12.4.6 Representing Physical Units in the TEDS |
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12.10 Extending the System to the Network |
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12.11 Application Example |
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Chapter 13 More Standards Impacting Sensors |
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13.2 Sensor Plug and Play |
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13.3 Universal Serial Bus |
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13.4 Development Tools Establish De Facto Standards |
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13.5.2 Automotive Safety Network |
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13.5.3 Another Automotive Safety Network |
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13.5.4 Automotive Sensor Protocol |
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13.6 Consumer/Cell Phone Apps |
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14.2 Sensor and Other Fusion Background |
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14.3 Automotive Applications |
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14.3.1 Ranging and Vision |
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14.3.2 Sensor Fusion for Virtual Sensors |
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14.3.3 Autonomous Driving |
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14.4 Industrial (Robotic) Applications |
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14.5 Consumer Applications |
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14.5.1 Fusion Software in the Sensor |
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14.5.2 Separate Fusion Software |
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14.5.3 Flexible Fusion Software |
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279 | (1) |
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14.5.4 Agnostic Sensor Fusion |
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14.5.5 Simulation and Testing |
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Chapter 15 Energy Harvesting for Wireless Sensor Nodes |
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15.2 Applications Drive Technology Implementation and Development |
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15.2.1 Structural Health Monitoring |
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285 | (1) |
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15.2.2 Building Automations Systems |
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286 | (1) |
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15.2.3 Industrial Applications |
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15.2.7 Remote Distributed Applications |
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15.3 Complete System Consideration |
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287 | (1) |
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15.4.4 Electromagnetic EH |
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15.4.6 Electromechanical EH |
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15.4.7 Multiple Energy Sources |
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15.6.1 Power Management ICs |
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298 | (1) |
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15.6.3 Wireless Transmission |
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15.6.4 Sensor Power Consumption |
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301 | (1) |
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302 | (2) |
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Chapter 16 The Next Phase of Sensing Systems |
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16.2 Future Sensor Plus Semiconductor Capabilities |
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16.2.1 Monolithic Versus Package-Level Integration |
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16.3 Future System Requirements |
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16.3.1 Sensing in Automobiles |
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16.3.2 Sensing in Smart Phones |
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315 | (1) |
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16.3.3 Health Care Sensors |
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316 | (1) |
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16.4 Software, Sensing, and the System |
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316 | (4) |
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317 | (2) |
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16.6 Alternate Views of Smart Sensing |
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322 | (1) |
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324 | (5) |
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List of Web Sites for Additional Smart Sensor and MEMS Information |
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333 | (2) |
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Smart Sensor Acronym Decoder and Glossary |
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About the Author |
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Index |
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