WORKSHOPS

Micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) based sensors have been extensively utilized over the last two decades for automotive, industrial and consumer applications. Thanks to Bosch technology, such complex systems are in continuous improvement in terms of lower cost, lower power consumption and improved short- and long-term stability. In this workshop, the wide spectrum of integrated MEMS inertial measurement units (IMUs) are presented. The workshop will cover system architectures and circuit techniques for both accelerometer and gyroscope sensors. System budgeting, specification breakdown and tradeoffs, such as area utilization, energy efficiency, offsets and vibration robustness (VRE), are highlighted. In addition, various analog frontends, mainly discrete time and continuous time capacitance to digital converters (CDC), are discussed. Future trends in improving MEMS-based sensors performance driven by emerging applications and digital content are highlighted.