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Fabrication and Test of High-Temperature Ceramic Transformer

Thomas Maeder, Peter Ryser, Conor Joseph Slater

This work describes the fabrication and test of a high temperature (+200°C) capable high frequency transformer. It was manufactured using Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic (LTCC) technology, which allowed the complex multilayer structure of ceramic and meta ...

2014

Thick-Film Radial Position Sensor for High Temperature Active Magnetic Bearings

Roland Siegwart, Thomas Maeder, Beat Aeschlimann, Luc Burdet

This paper presents the development of radial eddy-current position sensors for high temperature active magnetic bearing (AMB) applications. Thick-film technology was used to realize silver coils printed on ceramic substrates. Long term measurements showed ...

2006

Effects of Thermal Losses on the Heating of a Multifunctional LTCC Module for Atomic Clock Packaging

Thomas Maeder, Peter Ryser, Conor Joseph Slater, Fabrizio Vecchio

An innovative multifunctional LTCC module has been designed for miniature atomic clock packaging. The components of miniature atomic clocks need to be efficiently packaged and connected to each other, and a precise temperature control is required for them. ...

Trans Tech Publications2012

Low-temperature thick-film dielectrics and resistors for metal substrates

Thomas Maeder, Peter Ryser, Caroline Marguerite Jacq, Sonia Vionnet Menot

In this work, a set of low-temperature thick-film dielectrics consisting of two high-lead low-temperature glasses, stabilised by various amounts of alumina filler, is characterised on alumina and aluminium metal, as a function of firing temperature. Corres ...

2005

Load sensing surgical instruments

Thomas Maeder, Peter Ryser, Caroline Marguerite Jacq

Force and pressure sensing technology applied to smart surgical instruments as well as implants allow to give a direct feedback of loads to the surgeon lead to better reliability and success of surgical operations. A common technology used for sensors is l ...

Springer Verlag2009

Study of electrical properties of piezoresistive pastes and determination of the electrical transport

Thomas Maeder, Peter Ryser, Claudio Grimaldi, Sonia Vionnet Menot

A vast class of disordered conducting-insulating compounds close to the percolation threshold is characterized by nonuniversal values of transport critical exponents. The lack of universality implies that critical indexes may depend on material properties ...

2005

Synthesis of nanocrystalline ZnO by the thermal decomposition of [Zn(H2O)(O2C5H7)(2)] in isoamyl alcohol

Thomas Maeder

It was studied how the conditions of heat treatment of a [Zn(H2O)(O2C5H7)(2)] solution in isoamyl alcohol at 120-140A degrees C for 2-60 min affect the precursor decomposition mechanism and the characteristics of the obtained nanocrystalline zinc oxide. In ...

Maik Nauka/Interperiodica/Springer2017

Fine structuration of low-temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) microreactors

Albert Renken, Thomas Maeder, Lioubov Kiwi, Paul Muralt, Bo Jiang, Julien Haber

The development of microreactors that operate under harsh conditions is always of great interest for many applications. Here we present a microfabrication process based on low-temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) technology for producing microreactors which ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2015

Electron tunneling in conductor-insulator composites with spherical fillers

Thomas Maeder, Peter Ryser, Claudio Grimaldi, Niklaus Johner, Gianluca Ambrosetti

We report on our Monte Carlo calculations of the conductivity of monosized and conducting spherical particles dispersed in a homogeneous matrix, with interparticle transport mechanism given by electron tunneling. We show that our numerical results can be r ...

2009

Test vehicle for studying thermal conductivity of die attach adhesives for high temperature electronics

Thomas Maeder, Peter Ryser, Conor Joseph Slater, Fabrizio Vecchio

Polymer adhesives offer a viable method for mounting silicon dies for high temperature applications. Here a test vehicle for comparing the thermal conductivity of different die attach materials is presented. The setup can be used to determine the degree of ...

Trans Tech Publications Ltd2012

Hermetic package for optical MEMS

Thomas Maeder, Peter Ryser, Jacques Jacot, Yannick Sébastien Fournier

This article describes the design and fabrication of a hermetic LTCC package for an optical MEMS chip designed for space applications. The package must ensure electrical and optical connections, mechanical positioning, atmosphere control, and finally low t ...

2009

Tuneable PTC effect in polymer-wax-carbon composite resistors

Ludivine Ammon, Thomas Maeder, Peter Ryser, Caroline Marguerite Jacq

Purpose: The resistivity dependence on temperature of composite resistors made of carbon fillers dispersed in an organic matrix are known to be strongly affected by the matrix thermal expansion. High positive temperature coefficient (PTC) effects, i.e. ess ...

Emerald2014

3D, LTCC-type, high-frequency magnetic sensors for the TCV Tokamak

Duccio Testa, Matthieu Toussaint, Gaël André Léon Farine, Thomas Maeder, Caroline Marguerite Jacq, Adrien Aymeric Thibault Corne

High-frequency, 3D magnetic sensors have been designed and manufactured in-house for installation on the Tokamak a Configuration Variable (TCV). To optimize the in-vessel volume occupation, the sensors are based on combining the Low Temperature Co-fired Ce ...

Elsevier Science Sa2015

HandCARE: a cable-actuated rehabilitation system to train hand function after stroke

Thomas Maeder, Roger Gassert

We have developed a robotic interface to train hand and ﬁnger function. HandCARE is a Cable-Actuated REhabilitation system, in which each ﬁnger is attached to an instrumented cable loop allowing force control and a predominantly linear displacement. The de ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2008

Nanocrystalline ZnO Obtained by the Thermal Decomposition of [Zn(H2O)(O2C5H7)(2)] in 1-Butanol: Synthesis and Testing as a Sensing Material

Thomas Maeder

The influence of conditions of heat treatment of a solution [Zn(H2O)(O2C5H7)(2)] in 1-butanol (temperature 125-185 degrees C, treatment times 2, 4, and 6 h) on dispersion and microstructure of the formed nanocrystalline and poorly aggregated zinc oxide, pr ...

MAIK NAUKA/INTERPERIODICA/SPRINGER2018

Reducing Humidity Response of Gas Sensors for Medical Applications: Use of Spark Discharge Synthesis of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles

Thomas Maeder

The application of gas sensors in breath analysis is an important trend in the early diagnostics of different diseases including lung cancer, ulcers, and enteric infection. However, traditional methods of synthesis of metal oxide gas-sensing materials for ...

MDPI2018

LTCC integrated miniature Rb discharge lamp module for stable optical pumping in miniature atomic clocks and magnetometers

Herbert Shea, Thomas Maeder, Peter Ryser, Vinu Lalgudi Venkatraman, Fabrizio Vecchio

We report here on an integrated mini-lamp module (15x26x4 mm3) with a microfabricated rf-powered Rb dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) lamp (10x10x3 mm3) positioned on top of a 0.6 mm thick (thickness adjustable) 4-layer LTCC (Low Temperature Co-fired Cera ...

IEEE2012

Gas Sensor with Reduced Humidity Response, Based on Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Synthesized by Spark Discharge

Thomas Maeder

The most part of gas sensors based on tin dioxide semiconductor sensing material are fabricated by using sol-gel synthesis of SnO2. This process leads to the formation of highly sensitive sensing material; however, it forms hydroxyl groups on the surface o ...

ORIENTAL SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO2018

Dispensing and Hermetic Sealing Rb in a Miniature Reference Cell for Integrated Atomic Clocks

Herbert Shea, Thomas Maeder, Peter Ryser, Vinu Lalgudi Venkatraman, Fabrizio Vecchio

An innovative method for filling and sealing the reference cell for a Rubidium (Rb) integrated atomic clock is presented. We used a simple, low-temperature solder sealing technique for producing mini-cells of the size of 12 x 10 x 2 mm, suitable for Rb min ...

Elsevier2011

Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 thin films by in-situ reactive sputtering on micromachined membranes for micromechanical applications

Nava Setter, Paul Muralt, Thomas Maeder

For micromechanical applications, piezoelectric PbZrTO3 (PZT) thin films have been deposited on metallised Si3N4/SiO2 layers on Si wafers. Films with compositions near the morphotropic phase boundary (x=0.53) were prepared at 600°C using a multitarget, in- ...

The Institute of Materials / Maney Publishing1995