Table of contents : Front Cover Half Title Series Page - RIVER PUBLISHERS SERIES IN ELECTRONIC MATERIALS AND DEVICES Title Page Copyright Page Contents Preface List of Figures List of Abbreviations Chapter 1 - Introduction on Sensor Systems: Transducers, Sensors, and Electronic Interfaces 1.1 Sensors: A Brief Review 1.2 Sensor Parameters Overview 1.2.1 Static Parameters 1.2.2 Dynamic Parameters 1.3 Electronic Interfaces 1.3.1 Basic Principles 1.3.2 The Feedback in Sensor Interface 1.3.3 Autozero Technique 1.3.4 Chopper Technique 1.3.5 Dynamic Element Matching References Chapter 2 - Capacitive Sensing 2.1 Capacitive Sensors 2.1.1 Physical Properties 2.1.2 Basic Interfaces for Capacitive Sensors 2.2 Differential Capacitive Sensors 2.2.1 Physical Properties 2.2.2 Parametrization 2.2.3 Basic Interfaces for Differential Capacitive Sensors 2.2.4 Consideration on Parasitic Capacitances References Chapter 3 - Voltage Mode Differential Capacitive Sensor Interfaces 3.1 Step Measurement 3.2 Switchless Capacitance to Time Converters 3.3 Switchless Capacitance to Voltage Converters 3.4 Capacitance to Digital Interfaces References Chapter 4 - Current Mode Differential Capacitive Sensors Interfaces 4.1 Current Mode Theory of Operation 4.2 Standard Device Interfaces 4.3 CCII- and VCII-based Interfaces References Chapter 5 - Autobalanced Bridge-based Differential Capacitive Sensor Interfaces 5.1 The Autobalanced Bridge Architecture 5.2 Nonlinear Output Interface 5.3 Linear Output Interface 5.4 Parasitic Compensation in Autobalanced Bridge-based Differential Capacitive Sensor Interfaces References Appendix A: Second-generation Current and Voltage Conveyors: A Short Review A.1 Second-generation Current Conveyor A.1.1 CCII Nonidealities A.1.2 CCII Topologies A.2 Second-generation Voltage Conveyor A.2.1 VCII Nonidealities A.2.2 VCII Topologies References Index About the Authors Back Cover