UNIT 1:
Introduction about sensors and transducers
Principles of operation and their classification
Characteristics of sensors
Principles of Sensing: Capacitance
Piezoelectric Effect, Pyroelectric Effect, Magnetism, Hall effect.
UNIT 2:
Input Characteristics of Interface Circuits
Excitation Circuits, Analog-to-Digital Converters
Noise in Sensors and Circuits
Sensor interfacing and Signal Conditioning
Stepper motor and DC motor
UNIT 3:
Materials: Silicon as a Sensing Material
Materials: Silicon as a Sensing Material
Plastics, Metals, Ceramics, Glasses
Surface Processing, Deposition of Thin and Thick Films
Spin-Casting, Vacuum Deposition
Sputtering, Chemical Vapor Deposition
UNIT 4:
Film Sensors, Semiconductor IC Technology
Microelectromechanical System (MEMS)
Comparison between MEMS and Macro sensor
Pressure Sensors, Flow Sensors
Humidity and Moisture Sensors
Light sensors, Radiation sensor
Temperature sensor, Biosensors
UNIT 5:
Medical Diagnostic Sensors
Sensors for Environmental Monitoring and weather monitoring
