The Transactions of The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan
A Publication of Sensors and Micromachines Society
2000 Volume 120 Contents


Japanese English


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JANUARY 2000 Volume 120-E Number 1

 

Special Issue on ''Nano-Machinig and Data Storage

 

Special Issue Review

              Nano-Machining and Data Storage using SPM

.....S.Hosaka         1

Special Issue Paper

              Nanometer-scale Mechanical Processing of Muscovite Mica and Application to High-Density Memory

.....S.Miyake & M.Asano    8

Paper

              Detector Pixel in Dielectric Bolometer Mode Based on Ferroelectric thin Film Capacitors for Uncooled Infrared Image Sensor

.....K.Hashimoto, M. Noda,T.Mukaigawa, R.Kubo, H.Tanaka, H.Xu, & M.Okuyama       15

              Measurements of Taste of Milk with a Taste Sensor

.....M.Yahiro, K.Toko, Y.Kikkawa, & T.Yahiro              20

Letter

              A Modeling of Purification Process of Epipremnum aureum for Formaldehyde using Gas Sensor

.....T.Onodera, S.Hirobayashi, T.Yamabuchi, H.Kimura, & T.Oyabu     26


FEBRUARY 2000 Volume 120-E Number 2

 

Review

              Reliability of Measurement Results on Micromachine

.....T.Usuda           31

              Sensor Technology for Automobile

.....S.Shimada&K.Tabuchi 35

              Current Trends and Future Outlook for Sensor Materials

.....N.Ichinose       39

Paper

              Fabrication of A Rotary device for Self-Running Magnetic Actuator

.....M.Enokizono, T.Todaka&K.Goto 45

              Exposure Characteristics of Photoresist Illuminated by Near-field Light

.....Y.Mitsuoka, K.Nakajima,&T.Sakuhara    52

              Micromachined 125m Diameter Ultra Miniature Fiber-Optic Pressure Sensor for Catheter

.....T.Katsumata, Y.Haga, K.Minami,&M.Esashi         58


MARCH 2000 Volume 120-E Number 3

 

Special Issue on ''Vibratory Sensors and Actuators''

 

Special Issue Review

              Sensor Technologies Based on Mechanical Resonance and Vibration

..........K. Ikeda&K. Maenaka            87

Special Issue Paper

              A Study on Tapping Styluses for Surface Profilometry

..........T. Hatsuzawa&K. Takahashi  93

              Environmental Sensing using a Contact Force and Position Sensor Incorporating Four Pairs of Quartz Resonators

..........S. Muraoka  99

              Full-fiber-type Sensing System for Physical Quantities using a Photothermally Vibrated Quartz-core Cantilever

..........H. Kumazaki, S. Inaba,&K. Hane        105

              Double-frame Silicon Gyroscope Packaged under Low Pressure by Wafer Bonding

..........S.Kobayashi, K.Ohwada, T.Hara, T. Oguchi, Y. Asaji,&K. Yaji      111

              Realization of High Sensitivity in Piezoelectric Vibratory Gyroscopes by an Inductance Element

..........S. Sugawara&S. Kudo            116

              Vibrational Characteristics of a Silicon 3D Structure and the Consideration in Applications

..........S. Tomonari, T. Ishida, T. Nakamura, K. Nohara,F. Kasano, M. Okada,&K. Maenaka          122

              Design and Analysis of Parallel Beam Vibrating Gyroscope

..........H. Sato, F. Arai, T. Fukuda, K. Itoigawa, &Y. Tsukahara              128

Special Issue Letter

              A Study of Vibratory Gyroscope using Membrane Structure as A Spring

..........K.Maenaka, S.Okada, M.Tokunaga, T.Fujita,&M.Maeda              134

              Micromachined Mirror using High Polymer as Moving Structure

..........K.Maenaka, T.Nishimura, H.Ikeda, T.Fujita,&M. Maeda              136

              Driving Technique of Reference Vibration for Vibratory Gyroscopes using Hard Spring Effect

..........T. Fujita, S. Okada, K. Maenaka,&M. Maeda    138


APRIL 2000 Volume 120-E Number 4

 

Paper

              New Direction Finding Equation of Navigation by Magnetic Sensors

..........T. Araki&H. Ono        145

              Sensor Development for Occlusal Force and Relative Position

..........K. Nozaki, K. Totsu, S. Wang, K. Kuroe, T. Sata,&M. Esashi        150

              Improvement of Production Reproducibility of Tungsten Probe using Electropolishing

..........K. Takahashi, M. Hayase,&T. Hatsuzawa          156

              Multi-layered Sensing Approach for Environment Perception with One Multi-Functional Sensor

..........J. Sun&K. Shida       162

              High Frequency and High Speed IC Inspection Probe using Quartz Crystal Micro-Balance

..........T. Ueda, H. Hayashi,&T. Sugiyama      169

Letter

              Measurement of Heat Transfer in Micro-Bridge Heater

..........H. Wado, T. Yamamoto, Y. Takeuchi, Y. Ohtsuka,&S. Akita            175

              A Normally Closed PDMS (polydimethylsiloxane) Microvalve

..........K. Hosokawa&R. Maeda         177

 


MAY 2000 Volume 120-E Number 5

 

Special Issue on ''Integrated Sensors, Smart Sensors and Their Technologies''

 

Special Issue Review

              CMOS Integrated Chemical Microsensors And Their Circuitry

..........H. Baltes, O. Brand,&C. Hagleitner     185

Special Issue Paper

              A 1-D Motion Measurement Method for Vision Chips

..........K.Yamada&M.Soga   190

              An Artificial Retina Chip with Pixel-wise Self-Adjusting Intensity Response

..........H. Ui, Y. Arima, F. Murao, S. Komori,&K. Kyuma            197

              Study of LSI Circuit for Learning and Odor Recognition Using 1bit Data Stream Signal Processing Method

..........S. Kawamura, T. Nakamoto,&T. Moriizumi        204

              Magnetic Sensor System for Detecting Position and Orientation of a Catheter Tip

..........K. Totsu, Y. Haga,&M. Esashi 211

              GMR Revolution Sensors for Automobiles

..........T. Fukami, I. Shinjo, M. Yokotani,&K. Tsutsumi              219

              A CMOS Optical Sensor Which Counts the Number of Objects

..........M. Nishimura&J.V. der Spiegel             225

              An Optical Feature Detection Sensor Based on Orientation Decomposition

..........M. Nishimura&J.V. der Spiegel             230

              Design of a Motion Stereo VLSI Processor Based on a Transfer Bottleneck-Free Sensor/Memory Architecture

..........M. Hariyama, S. Lee,&M. Kameyama  237

Paper

              Sticking Prevention of Resonant Strain Sensors

..........K. Ikeda, T. Watanabe, T. Yoshida, S. Miyazaki, H. Tsukamoto,&T. Kudoh              245

              Study on Display Characteristics of Color Display Using Tuneable Fabry-Perot Interferometer

..........S. Tsuchitani, R. Kaneko, Y. Koshimoto,&Y. Arai              252


JUNE 2000 Volume 120-E Number 6

 

Special Issue on ''Micromachine and Visualization Technology''

              Preface to the Special Issue on ''Micromachine and Visualization Technology''

..........H. Yuasa      263

Special Issue Paper

              Implementation of Real Time Micro VR Camera

..........K. Ohba, J.C.P. Ortega, K. Tanie, G. Rin, R. Dangi,Y. Takei, T. Kaneko,&N. Kawahara       264

              Visualization and Detection of Wall Shear Stress using Micro Shear Stress Sensor and Discrete Wavelet Analysis

..........M. Kimura, M. Takei, N. Miyagi, C. Ho, Y. Saito,&K. Horii           272

              Monitoring System for the Totally Implantable Artificial Heart by the use of the Sensors for a Virtual Reality System and Micromachine

..........T. Yambe, A. Tanaka,&S. Nitta              280

              An Approach to Simultaneous Visualization of Local Electric Field and Atomic Structure Using Electron Interferometer

..........J. Endo, Y. Wada, H. Fujita,&J. Chen  285

              Tomography of Ultrasonic Beam Using Schlieren Method for Data Acquisition

..........K. Mizutani, K. Yoshinari, T. Ezure,&K. Nagai  292

              Visualization Techniques Related to Scanning Probe Microscopy

..........H. Kawakatsu            298

Paper

              Rapid Growth of Deuterated L-Alanine-Doped Triglycine Sulfate Crystal and its Pyroelectric Property

..........K. Fujioka, M. Nakatsuka, J. Kobayashi, K. Takakura,&H. Kishihara      306

Review

              Vacuum Packaging Technology for Microsensors

..........M. Esashi     310


JULY 2000 Volume 120-E Number 7

 

Special Issue on ''3-Dimensional Micromachining''

 

Special Issue Paper

              3-Dimensional Microstructure Fabrication using Multiple Moving Mask Deep X-ray Lithography Process

..........O. Tabata, K. Terasoma, N. Agawa,&K. Yamamoto          321

              Effect of Potassium Ion on Anisotropy of TMAH

..........O. Tabata, M. Yashima, T. Yoshioka,&K. Sato     327

              A Study of Thin Film Transfer in A Novel Fabrication Method for 3-D Microstructures using Surface-Activated Bonding

..........T. Yamada&M. Takahashi       333

              Fabrication of Sub-Micron Structures with High Aspect Ratio for Practical MEMS

..........H. Ueno, N. Nishi,&S. Sugiyama          339

              Trapping of Microstructure by Laser Scanning Manipulation

..........M. Miwa, H. Misawa,& R. Kaneko        345

              Nano Protuberance and Groove Processing of Silicon by Diamond Tip Sliding

..........S. Miyake&J. Kim     350

              A Silicon Shadow Mask with Unlimited Patterns and a Mechanical Alignment Structure by Al-Delay Masking Process

..........Y. Mita, A. Tixer, S. Oshima, M. Mita, J-P. Gouy,& H. Fujita         357

              Development of Microconnectors Using 3 Dimensional Micromachining Based on Deep X-ray Lithography

..........T. Haga, H. Okuyama, Y. Hirata,&H. Takada    363

              Advanced Micro Stereolithoghaphy with Multi UV Polymers (System Development and Application to Three-dimensional Optical Waveguides)

..........S. Maruo, K. Ikuta,&T. Ninagawa        370

Special lssue Letter

              3-D Micromachining with TIEGA Process

..........T. Katoh       375


AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2000 Volume 120-E Number 8/9

 

Special Issue on ''Measurement Techniques for Micromachine''

 

Special Issue Review

              Interferometric Metrology of Dynamic Properties of MEMS

..........C.K. Lee&G.Y. Wu     381

Special Issue Paper

              Etching Surface Form Evaluation of LiNbO3 Crystal in Plasma RIE

..........T. Nishimura&S. Yoshikado     386

Paper

              A Threaded Wobble Motor by Electro-magnetic Driving

..........T. Iizuka&H. Fujita   392

              Deformation Analysis of Micro-Cantilever with Constant Bending Moment driven by the Electro-Static Force

..........T. Oguchi, M. Hayase,&T. Hatsuzawa  398

              A Current Mode Successive Approximation ADC for Focal Plane Integration

..........K. Sugiura, M.S. Oh,&K. Aizawa         405

              Principle and Simulation for Reconstruction of Two-dimensional Image beyond Nyquist Frequency

..........T. Kimura, N. Takatsuka, T. Arano,&H. Shiraki              410

              Numerical Visualization of Macroscopic Gas Flows Around Laser Opto-microactuators

..........M. Ota&T. Nakao       417

              Thin-walled Tube Supported by Coil Spring for Small Diameter Active Catheters

..........Y. Haga, S. Maeda,&M. Esashi             426


OCTOBER 2000 Volume 120-E Number 10

 

Special Issue on ''Chemical Sensing of Living Environment''

              Preface to the Special Issue on ''Chemical Sensing of Living Environment''

..........M.Egashira  437

Special Issue Paper

              Discrimination of Volatile Organic Compounds in Indoor Environment by an Integrated Thick-Film Gas Sensor

..........M.Kadosaki, S.Fujiki, K.Tanino,K.Ishikawa, K.Komori,&C.Tatsuyama      438

              VOCs Identification Sensor System with Gas SensorsforHuman Life

..........Y.Sadaoka    446

              Optical Sensing of Alkane and Gasoline Vapors Using Swelling Plastic Optical Fiber

..........M.Morisawa, H.Kozu, Y.Amemiya,&S.Muto       452

              Effects of Pd-and Pt-loading on the Gas-sensing Properties of SnO2 Subjected to Surface Chemical Modification with Diethoxydimethylsilane

..........K.Wada&M.Egashira              458

              Influence of Oxygen to NOX Sensing Properties of WO3 Thin Film Prepared by Vacuum Evaporation

..........S.Nakagomi&T.Sato  468

              Thin-Film-Type Oxide Semiconductor Sensor for Detecting Acetone in Human Expiration Aiming at Diagnosis of Diabetes

..........G.Sakai, K.Motooka, N.Miura,&N.Yamazoe       476

Special Issue Letter

              Enhancement of Acetaldehyde Sensitivity of SnO2 by Simultaneous Addition of Rh and La2O3

..........Y.Shimizu, M.Kohyama, T.Hyodo,&M.Egashira              482

              The Effect of Phosphor Doping on the Enhancement of Ammonia Gas Sensing with Ammonium Hydrogermanate Solid Electrolytes

..........N.Imanaka, S.Yoshikawa,T. Yamamoto &G.Adachi          484

              Dissolved Oxygen Sensor using Platinum Electrode Coated with Polydimethylsiloxane

..........F.Mizutani, S.Yabuki,&S.Iijima             486

              A Planar-Type CO2 Sensor Using NASICON and Perovskite-Type Oxide Thin-Films

..........Y.Shimizu&T.Soda     488


NOVEMVER 2000 Volume 120-E Number 11

 

Paper

              Multiple-height Microstructures Fabricated by ICP-RIE and Embedded Masking Layers

..........M. Mita, Y. Mita, H. Toshiyoshi,&H. Fujita         493

              A Hysteresis Movement Analysis of Micro-Cantilever with Constant Bending Moment Driven by Electro-Static Force

..........T. Oguchi, M. Hayase,&T. Hatsuzawa  498

              A Simple Si Pitch-variable Grating With Shape Memory Alloy Actuator

..........Y. Li, M. Sasaki, & K. Hane    503

              Small Diameter Active Catheter Using Shape Memory Alloy Coils

..........Y. Haga&M. Esashi   509

              Assembly of Bending, Torsional and Extending Active Catheter Using Electroplating

..........Y. Haga&M. Esashi   515

              An Odor Detection by Measuring the QCM Resistance

..........K. Ishii&M. Akiya      521

              Development of Signal Processing Circuits for a Resistive Humidity Sensor

..........S. Nakagawa, A. Takahashi, K. Aizawa,&G. Kinoshita   526

              Extraction of Information of Driving-State from a Gas Sensor Response by Genetic Algorithm

..........T. Hayashi, H. Kimura, T. Oyabu,&T. Nishikawa            533


DECEMBER 2000 Volume 120-E Number 12

 

Special Issue on ''Ferroelectric Thin Film and its Process Technologies''

 

Special Issue Paper

              Optimization of ZnO Piezoelectric Thin Films and Bottom Electrodes in Thin Film Bulk Acoustic Wave Resonator

..........Y. Yoshino, K. Inoue, M. Takeuchi, T. Makino,&T. Hata              547

              Application of Ferroelectric BST Thin Film Prepared by MOD for Uncooled Infrared Sensor of Dielectric Bolometer Mode

..........H. Zhu, M. Noda, T. Mukaigawa, H. Xu, K. Hashimoto,&M. Okuyama     554

              A Study of Controlling of Dielectric Properties of Pb(Zr, Ti)O3 Thin Film

..........T. Hirasawa, T. Yamamoto, I. Kanno, H. Kotera,S. Shima, H. Torii,&R. Takayama             559

Paper

              Through-hole Interconnections Formed by Optical Excitation Electropolishing Method

..........A. Satoh       565

              Silicon Micromachined Fiber-Optic Accelerometer for Downhole Seismic Measurement

..........K. Hirata, H. Niitsuma,&M. Esashi      576

              Measurement of the Tribo-Charge Values on the Surface of a Spherical Toner Particle

..........Y. Yamamoto, K. Taniguchi, Y. Takahara,Y. Nakano, H. Yamamoto,&S. Watanabe            582

              Mono-Channel Taste Sensor Using LB Film

..........J. Matsuzaki, H. Takano,&M. Akiya    558

              Indirect Detection of Nitrogen Oxide Emission on Actual PFBC (Pressurized Fluidized Bed Combustion)

..........T. Harada, Y. Ogura, R. Abe,&K. Sasatsu         593

Special Issue Letter

              Patterning Properties of Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) Thick Films Made by Aerosol Deposition

..........M. Lebedev&J. Akedo              600


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