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CMOS-MEMS Microgravity Accelerometer with High-Precision DC Response

Award Information
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Branch: N/A
Contract: NNC05CA35C
Agency Tracking Number: 041111
Amount: $69,963.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: B1.01
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2004
Award Year: 2005
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2005-01-21
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2005-07-25
Small Business Information
2805 Windwood Dr. #10
Ann Arbor, MI 48105-1487
United States
DUNS: 149339223
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Navid Yazdi
 Principal Investigator
 (734) 302-1140
 nyazdi@evigia.com
Business Contact
 Navid Yazdi
Title: Business Official
Phone: (734) 302-1140
Email: nyazdi@evigia.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

This Phase I SBIR effort initiates development of a high-sensitivity low-noise all-silicon CMOS-MEMS accelerometer for quasi-steady measurements of accelerations at sub 1 micro-g levels. The accelerometer module includes integrated low-noise CMOS circuitry with active offset and low-frequency noise cancellation to enable high-precision DC measurements. The high-performance of the sensor is enabled by innovation in both MEMS accelerometer and readout circuit technologies: i) Single-crystalline silicon capacitive accelerometer structure. The device has high sensitivity and low thermo-mechanical noise; ii) Innovative high-yield fabrication process that enables formation of high-sensitivity devices on top of CMOS wafers; iii) New and improved low-noise capacitive sensor readout CMOS circuit. This novel microaccelerometer has several NASA applications including measurement of residual accelerations on spacecraft and ground-based low-gravity facilities.

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