• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2013년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.763-764
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• 2013

A three-dimensional image capturing device and its signal processing algorithm and apparatus are presented. Three dimensional information is one of emerging differentiators that provides consumers with more realistic and immersive experiences in user interface, game, 3D-virtual reality, and 3D display. It has the depth information of a scene together with conventional color image so that full-information of real life that human eyes experience can be captured, recorded and reproduced. 20 Mega-Hertz-switching high speed image shutter device for 3D image capturing and its application to system prototype are presented[1,2]. For 3D image capturing, the system utilizes Time-of-Flight (TOF) principle by means of 20MHz high-speed micro-optical image modulator, so called 'optical resonator'. The high speed image modulation is obtained using the electro-optic operation of the multi-layer stacked structure having diffractive mirrors and optical resonance cavity which maximizes the magnitude of optical modulation[3,4]. The optical resonator is specially designed and fabricated realizing low resistance-capacitance cell structures having small RC-time constant. The optical shutter is positioned in front of a standard high resolution CMOS image sensor and modulates the IR image reflected from the object to capture a depth image (Figure 1). Suggested novel optical resonator enables capturing of a full HD depth image with depth accuracy of mm-scale, which is the largest depth image resolution among the-state-of-the-arts, which have been limited up to VGA. The 3D camera prototype realizes color/depth concurrent sensing optical architecture to capture 14Mp color and full HD depth images, simultaneously (Figure 2,3). The resulting high definition color/depth image and its capturing device have crucial impact on 3D business eco-system in IT industry especially as 3D image sensing means in the fields of 3D camera, gesture recognition, user interface, and 3D display. This paper presents MEMS-based optical resonator design, fabrication, 3D camera system prototype and signal processing algorithms.

• 센서학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.388-394
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• 2021

The conventional microelectromechanical system (MEMS) process has been used to fabricate sensors with high costs and high-volume productions. Emerging 3D printing can utilize various materials and quickly fabricate a product using low-cost equipment rather than traditional manufacturing processes. 3D printing also can produce the sensor using various materials and design its sensing structure with freely optimized shapes. Hence, 3D printing is expected to be a new technology that can produce sensors on-site and respond to on-demand demand by combining it with open platform technology. Therefore, this paper reviews three standard 3D printing technologies, such as Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), Direct Ink Writing (DIW), and Digital Light Processing (DLP), which can apply to the sensor fabrication process. The review focuses on strain/load sensors having both sensing material features and structural features as well. NCPC (Nano Carbon Piezoresistive Composite) is also introduced as a promising 3D material due to its favorable sensing characteristics.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.475-479
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• 2012

본 논문은 고차가지구조 폴리머인 AEO3000 를 이용한 UV 광경화 성형 공정을 제안하고자 한다. 이는 기존의 바이오칩 제작에 사용되는 PDMS 보다 경도가 높아 금속 전극 형성이 용이하고 제작 공정이 빠르다는 장점을 갖는다. AEO3000 을 이용하여 본 연구에서는 4 개의 소자를 전기적 유체적으로 연결할 수 있는 전기유체 통합벤치를 제작하고 미소유체 혼합소자와 세포분리소자를 연결, 본 소재와 공정이 바이오칩에 적용될 수 있음을 검증하였다. 전기 유체적 특성 분석 결과 전기적 접촉 저항은 $0.75{\pm}0.44{\Omega}$으로 충분히 작은 값을 보였으며, 유체 접속의 압력 저하는 8.3kPa로 기존의 튜브 연결 방법 대비 39.3% 개선된 값을 보였다. 통합벤치에 접속된 소자에 활성 및 비활성 효모를 주입하여 순차적인 혼합 및 재분리를 성공적으로 구현함으로써 본 소자에 적용된 AEO3000 및 UV 광경화 공정이 생체시료의 처리에 적용될 수 있음을 실험적으로 검증하였다. 이는 바이오 의료 분야에 적용 가능한 생체 친화적 소재의 고속 생산에 응용될 수 있다.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.149-158
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• 2005

This paper describes design, fabrication, and application of the silicon based temperature controllable micro reactor. In order to achieve fast temperature variation and low energy consumption, reaction chamber of the micro reactor was thermally isolated by etching the highly conductive silicon around the reaction chamber. Compared with the model not having thermally isolated structure, the thermally isolated micro reactor showed enhanced thermal performances such as fast temperature variation and low energy consumption. The performance enhancements of the micro reactor due to etched holes were verified by thermal experiment and numerical analysis. Regarding to 42 percents reduction of the thermal mass achieved by the etched holes, approximately 4 times faster thermal variation and 5 times smaller energy consumption were acquired. The total size of the fabricated micro reactor was $37{\times}30{\times}1mm^{3}$. Microchannel and reaction chamber were formed on the silicon substrate. The openings of channel and chamber were covered by the glass substrate. The Pt electrodes for heater and sensor are fabricated on the backside of silicon substrate below the reaction chamber. The dimension of channel cross section was $200{\times}100{\mu}m^{2}$. The volume of reaction chamber was $4{\mu}l$. The temperature of the micro reactor was controlled and measured simultaneously with NI DAQ PCI-MIO-16E-l board and LabVIEW program. Finally, the fabricated micro reactor and the temperature control system were applied to the thermal denaturation and the trypsin digestion of protein. BSA(bovine serum albumin) was chosen for the test sample. It was successfully shown that BSA was successfully denatured at $75^{\circ}C$ for 1 min and digested by trypsin at $37^{\circ}C$ for 10 min.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2006년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.7
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• pp.304-304
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• 2006

기계적 에너지를 전지적 에너지로 변환하는 에너지 변환소자인 압전 세라믹스는 액츄에이터, 변압기, 초음파모터, 초음파 소자 및 각종 센서로 응용되고 있으며, 그 응용분야는 크게 종가하고 있다. 최근 이러한 에너지변환 소자를 앞으로 도래하는 유비쿼터스 무선 모바일 시대의 휴대용 전자제품, 즉 Wearable 컴퓨터, MP3, GSM, Bluetooth 등의 정보통신기기, Robotics, 항공우주, 자동차, 의료, 건축, MEMS 분야 등의 대체 에너지원으로 응용하기 위한 연구가 진행되고 있다. 특히 인간의 동작등과 같은 일상적인 동작(Typing, U. limbbing, Breathing, Walking 등)으로 필요한 전력을 얻을 수 있고, 세라믹 소자를 이용하기 때문에 전자노이즈가 발생되지 않을 뿐 아니라 반영구적으로 사용할 수가 있어서, 기존 이차전지, 연료전지를 대체 또는 보완 할 수 있는 방안도 검토되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 향후 응용 가능성이 큰 압전 발전 시스템을 제작하기 위해서 압전특성이 우수한 조성시스템 설계, 바이몰프 형태의 압전액츄에이터 제작, 그리고 발전시스템의 회로설계를 수행하였다.