Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Adaptive test method and designs for low power mox sensor
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Application No.: US16217631Application Date: 2018-12-12
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Publication No.: US11009474B2Publication Date: 2021-05-18
- Inventor: Malek Brahem , Hatem Majeri , Olivier Le Neel , Ravi Shankar
- Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS PTE LTD
- Applicant Address: SG Singapore
- Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS PTE LTD
- Current Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS PTE LTD
- Current Assignee Address: SG Singapore
- Agency: Seed IP Law Group LLP
- Main IPC: G01N7/00
- IPC: G01N7/00 ; G01N21/00 ; G01N27/00 ; G01N31/00 ; G01N33/00 ; G01N27/12

Abstract:
The present disclosure is directed to a gas sensor device that includes a plurality of gas sensors. Each of the gas sensors includes a semiconductor metal oxide (SMO) film, a heater, and a temperature sensor. Each of the SMO films is designed to be sensitive to a different gas concentration range. As a result, the gas sensor device is able to obtain accurate readings for a wide range of gas concentration levels. In addition, the gas sensors are selectively activated and deactivated based on a current gas concentration detected by the gas sensor device. Thus, the gas sensor device is able to conserve power as gas sensors are on when appropriate instead of being continuously on.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190195818A1 ADAPTIVE TEST METHOD AND DESIGNS FOR LOW POWER MOX SENSOR Public/Granted day:2019-06-27
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