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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2008
Aurelie Humbert, Brussels, BE;
Youri Victorovitch Ponomarev, Leuven, BE;
Matthias Merz, Leuven, BE;
Romano Hoofman, Geel, BE;
Aurelie Humbert, Brussels, BE;
Youri Victorovitch Ponomarev, Leuven, BE;
Matthias Merz, Leuven, BE;
Romano Hoofman, Geel, BE;
NXP, B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A sensor senses a characteristic of an environment, e.g., humidity. The sensor has a substrate with strips of material that is sensitive to corrosion as a result of the characteristic. The strips are configured to respond differently to the characteristic. By means of repeatedly measuring the resistances of the strips, the environment can be monitored in terms of accumulated exposure to the characteristic. The strips are manufactured in a semiconductor technology so as to generate accurate sensors that behave predictably.