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Gas sensor and method for fabricating same

US5866800A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 26, 1995
Grant dateFeb 2, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 26, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N27/12
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A gas sensor and a method for fabricating the same includes a semiconductor substrate, a supporting layer formed on the semiconductor substrate, the supporting layer being electrically insulative and having a pattern groove formed therein, a heater formed in the pattern groove, an electrically insulating layer formed on the heater and the supporting layer, an electrode formed on the insulating layer, and a sensing layer formed on the electrode and the insulating layer to detect a target gas of interest according to a measured change in electrical conductivity or resistance thereof.

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