Article | REF: E3090 V1

Microsystems: applications and implementation

Authors: Sylvain PAINEAU, Philippe ANDREUCCI, Catherine SCHAFFNIT, Stéphane MAGATON

Publication date: February 10, 2005

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1. Definition

Microsystems, according to the European definition of the term, are intelligent miniaturized multifunctional devices. They combine mechanical, optical, electromagnetic, thermal and fluidic elements with electronics. They act as sensors capable of identifying the physical parameters of their environment (pressure, acceleration, etc.) and/or as actuators capable of acting on this environment.

Microsystems are usually divided into two categories:

  • those that detect information, called sensors. They collect local information such as thermal, biological, chemical and optical data. Although the term microsystem is often associated with "system with moving parts", some microsystems have no moving parts at all (radio-frequency microsystems, for example);

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