Sensor Technologies: Physics, Fabrication, and Circuits

By Prof. Mitradip Bhattacharjee | IISER Bhopal

Learners enrolled: 3043 | Exam registration: 941

ABOUT THE COURSE:

Sensors are an integral part of almost all modern electronic appliances. The smartness of any electronic device is directly or indirectly related to the number of sensors integrated with it. Hence, it is extremely important to learn different technologies associated with sensors. This course targets to cover almost the entire basic spectrum of sensor technologies from physics to fabrication and to circuits. In this course, one would get details regarding sensor physics of typical sensors, and microfabrication technologies associated with sensors, followed by the typical circuit details associated with sensor system design.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: B.Tech., M.Tech., BS-MS, and Research Students

PREREQUISITES: Basic Electronics, or equivalent Electronic Devices and Circuits (desirable)

INDUSTRY SUPPORT: Industries related to sensors and devices. A few are mentioned here among others,

• Denso Corp.

• Emerson Electric Co.

• Infineon Technologies AG.

• Panasonic Corp.

• Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

• Robert Bosch GmbH.

• Siemens AG.

Summary

Course Status :	Ongoing
Course Type :	Elective
Duration :	8 weeks
Category :	Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Credit Points :	2
Level :	Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date :	22 Jul 2024
End Date :	13 Sep 2024
Enrollment Ends :	05 Aug 2024
Exam Registration Ends :	16 Aug 2024
Exam Date :	21 Sep 2024 IST

Note: This exam date is subjected to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1: Basics of Sensors
[1] Sensors and Transducers - Basics

[2] Introduction to Sensors

[3] Materials for sensors

[4] Multidisciplinary Aspects of Sensors

[5] Introduction to Sensor Parameters

Week 2: Basics of Sensors

[1] Sensor Parameters-II

[2] Sensor Parameters-III

[3] Sensor Parameters-IV

[4] Sensor Parameters-V

[5] Numerical Examples

Week 3: Physics of Sensors

[1] Introduction: Physics of Sensors

[2] Capacitive Sensor Architecture

[3] Different Types of Capacitive Sensors

[4] Thermal Sensors Basics

[5] Dynamic Condition of Thermal Sensors

Week 4: Physics of Sensors

[1] Classification of Thermal Sensors

[2] Chemical Sensor Basics

[3] Electrochemical Sensors

[4] Impedimetric Sensors

[5] Numerical Examples

Week 5: Physics of Sensors

[1] Physics of Optical Sensors

[2] Physics of Magnetic Sensors

[3] Physics of Acoustic Sensors

[4] Physics of Microfluidic Sensors

[5] Various Sensor Geometries and Examples

Week 6: Sensor Fabrication and Characterization Techniques

[1] Microfabrication Technologies

[2] Deposition Techniques

[3] Physical Vapor Deposition

[4] Chemical Vapor Deposition

[5] Patterning Techniques

Week 7: Sensor Fabrication and Characterization Techniques

[1] Lithography Techniques

[2] Basics of Etching Techniques

[3] Dry Etching Techniques

[4] Optical and Electron Microscopy

[5] Other Microscopy Techniques

Week 8: Basics of Sensor Systems and Circuits

[1] Sensor System: Basic Circuits

[2] Amplifier Circuits

[3] Instrumentation Amplifier

[4] Filter Circuits

[5] Sensor System: Experimental Demonstration

Books and references

1. Sensors and Transducers, I.R. Sinclair, Third Edition, Newnes Oxford, 2001.

2. Measurement Systems: Application & Design, E.A. Doebelin, McGraw Hill, 1990.

3. Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits, B. Razavi, McGraw-Hill Int. Edition, 2001.
4. A. Paul, M. Bhattacharjee, R. Dahiya, Solid-State Sensors, Wiley+IEEE, 2023.

Instructor bio

Prof. Mitradip Bhattacharjee

IISER Bhopal

Prof.Mitradip Bhattacharjee received the Ph.D. degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, India, in 2018. Subsequently, he joined the University of Glasgow, Glasgow, U.K., as a Postdoctoral Fellow. He is currently an Assistant Professor with the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal, India where he is leading the i-lab research group. His research interests include electronic sensors and systems, biomedical engineering, bioelectronics, flexible/printed and wearable electronics, wireless systems, IoT, and reconfigurable sensing antenna. He has authored more than 50 research articles in reputed journals/conferences and filed more than 15 national/international patents. He also has authored several book chapters/books. He is the recipient of several awards and recognitions for his research activities.

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Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.
The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).
Date and Time of Exams: 21 September 2024 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.
Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.
Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 6 assignments out of the total 8 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IISER Bhopal .It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

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