Mechanical Sensors in the 70th Anniversary of the Piezoresistive Effect

Dear Colleagues,

In 1954, exactly seventy years ago, an outstanding discovery related to the physics of mechanical sensors was announced. This discovery was the piezoresistive effect, which led to the development of semiconductor strain gauges with a much higher sensitivity than that obtained previously in conventional metallic strain gauges. In turn, this allowed the development of the earliest micromachined silicon devices and corresponding MEMS devices. The science and technology related to sensors have experienced noteworthy advances in recent decades, but the piezoresistive effect is still the main physical phenomenon behind many mechanical sensor models, including those used commercially and those still under research.

To mark the 70th anniversary of the discovery of the piezoresistive effect, this Special Issue invites proposals for new reviews and original research papers dealing with mechanical sensors. Topics can include (but are not limited to) the following:

1. Sensor technology, such as strain gauges, capacitive sensors, and piezoelectric sensors, on both the macroscopic and microscopic scales, including modelling, simulations, and/or experimental testing;
2. Interface read-out circuits for mechanical sensors, including new measurement techniques, low-power designs, and circuits for the compensation of parasitic components;
3. Applications of the piezoresistive effect, such as in the industrial, biomedical, and aerospace fields.

Dr. Ferran Reverter
Guest Editor

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• mechanical sensor
• capacitive sensor
• strain gauge
• piezoelectric sensor
• MEMS
• pressure sensor
• acceleration sensor
• sensor interface electronics
• low-power interface circuits