FEM Simulation of a Twin-Island Structure Chip in Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor

Abstract:

In this paper a twin-island structure in piezoresistive pressure sensor based on MEMS technology has been presented, and a finite element mechanical model has been developed to simulate the static mechanical behavior of this twin-island structure sensor chip, especially the stress distributions in diaphragm of the sensor chip, which has a vital significance on piezoresistive pressure sensors’ sensitivity. The possible impacts of twin-island’s location and twin-island’s width on the stress distributions, as well as the maximum value of compressive stress and tensile stress, have been investigated based on numerical simulation with Finite Element Method (FEM). The simulation results show that twin-island’s location has great effect on the stress distributions in sensor chips’ diaphragms and the sensitivity of piezoresistive pressure sensors, compared with the twin-island’s width.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 464)
• Pages: 208-212
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.464.208
• Online since: January 2011
• Authors: Hai Bin Pan, Jian Ning Ding, Guang Gui Cheng, Hui Juan Fan
• Keywords: FEM Simulation, Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor, Sensitivity, Stress Distribution, Twin-Island Structure

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