Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Transistor-type viscosity sensor, and viscosity measurement system and viscosity measuring method using the same
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Application No.: US14298999Application Date: 2014-06-09
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Publication No.: US09752972B2Publication Date: 2017-09-05
- Inventor: Yu-Lin Wang , Jen-Inn Chyi , Jung-Ying Fang
- Applicant: National Tsing Hua university
- Applicant Address: TW Hsinchu
- Assignee: NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY
- Current Assignee: NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsinchu
- Agency: Li & Cai Intellectual Property (USA) Office
- Priority: TW103107982A 20140307
- Main IPC: G01N11/02
- IPC: G01N11/02 ; G01N11/00

Abstract:
A viscosity measurement system, which is for measuring the viscosity of a fluid, comprises a transistor-type viscosity sensor, an electrical measurement unit, and a processing unit. The transistor-type viscosity sensor includes a semiconductor structure, a source terminal, and a drain terminal. The semiconductor structure includes a GaN layer and an AlGaN layer disposed on the GaN layer. The portion of the semiconductor structure that is between the source terminal and the drain terminal has a gate region, which has an exposed surface for being in contact with the fluid. The electrical measurement unit is in electrical connection with the source terminal and the drain terminal and for measuring an electronic signal of the semiconductor structure. The processing unit is coupled to the electrical measurement unit and for determining the viscosity of the fluid according to the electronic signal measured.
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