This paper provides an overview of the microbolometer technology developed in Canada, including pixel engineering, readout electronics, and detector packaging. Design considerations are also presented for a two band LWIR radiometer intended for microsatellite-based demonstration of microbolometer technology.

近年,低炭素社会を目指すことが叫ばれている.地 球温暖化阻止のためである.二酸化炭素等の温暖化ガ ス排出を抑制するための政策が実施され,2008 年に は,新たに省エネ法も改正された.各事業者の社会的 責任(CSR)はますます大きくなっている.その結果, 製造業での無駄は非常に少なくなり,まさに,乾いた 雑巾になりつつある.一方,民生・運輸事業,個人レベ ルでは,まだまだ「しぼり」が足りない感がある.こ の「しぼり」を増すために,我々の技術イノベーショ ンが必要となろう.商品(製品)の総合エネルギー効 率はかなり良くなってきた.エネルギー効率アップは エレクトロニクス実装技術革新によって支えられてい ると言って過言でない.有害物質フリーで環境負荷低 減の要求は当然のこととして,1990年代後半以降,微 細高密度/三次元化への技術革新が加速している [1]~ [4],当初は,ユビキタス...

Introduction Many industries are calling for electronics that can operate reliably in harsh environments, including extremely high temperatures. Traditionally, engineers had to rely on active or passive cooling when designing electronics that must function outside of normal temperature ranges, but in some applications, cooling may not be possible—or it may be more appealing for the electronics ...

PL programs have made signifi cant and continuous use of electronics technology from the very beginning. In fact, the VT fuze was a marvel of the Laboratory’s electronics technology and the ingenuity of its practitioners. Electronics technology at APL can be subdivided into fi ve broad areas: microelectronics and advanced packaging, RF and microwaves, embedded computers and programmable devices...

A key issue with Hybrid Electric (HEV) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) is the cost of these products relative to traditional vehicles. Currently in most cases, the fuel savings do not offset the initial capital expenditure associated with a hybrid. Therefore, an important goal is the cost reduction of these products in order to allow consumers to justify the purchase of these vehicl...

This paper describes a high-temperature pressure-transducer interface for resistive Wheatstone bridges. The long-term drift of the smart sensor, i.e., the (pressure) sensor plus its interface electronics, will be determined by the drift of the sensor element only. A three-signal auto-calibration sequence of the interface electronics keeps the transducer interface virtually free of long-term dri...

Stretchable electronics and soft robotics have shown unsurpassed features, inheriting remarkable functions from stretchable and soft materials. Electrically conductive and mechanically stretchable materials based on composites have been widely studied for stretchable electronics as electrical conductors using various combinations of materials. However, thermally tunable and stretchable material...

Radar electronics developed for past JPL space missions historically had been custom designed and as such, given budgetary, time, and risk constraints, had not been optimized for maximum flexibility or miniaturization. To help reduce cost and risk of future radar missions, a “generic” radar module was conceived. The module includes a 1.25-GHz (L-band) transceiver and incorporates miniature high...