15:45 – 15:55
Coping with complexity – a flexible test system for a wide range of digital sensors
As MEMS sensor technologies evolve and MEMS sensor applications increase in complexity to offer more and more functions also sensor interfaces have become a constantly changing target. To be able to cope with the already existing variety of sensor interface parameters as well as be ready for future advancements in sensor protocols and data rates IDM’s and test service providers need to make smart decisions towards proper test equipment. In this presentation a flexible and cost efficient solution for testing digital sensors will be presented.
Ingolf Leidert
SPEKTRA GmbH Dresden
Ingolf Leidert is Product Manager Device Testing at SPEKTRA GmbH Dresden, with prior Product Marketing and Application Engineering positions at Atmel Corporation and Advanced Micro Devices. He holds a bachelor’s degree in communications engineering and has over 20 years’ experience in the semiconductor industry. Throughout his career he has worked on various wired and wireless sensor applications and knows the supplier and the customer perspective. At SPEKTRA he is working on efficient sensor testing solutions that help improve MEMS sensor reliability and robustness.
SPEKTRA GmbH Dresden
Company Profile
SPEKTRA Schwingungstechnik und Akustik GmbH Dresden, Germany was founded in 1994 and has established itself as a renowned manufacturer of components and systems for the testing and calibration of sensors. The products of the family business are used worldwide for the reliable measurement of dynamic physical quantities such as vibration, acceleration, sound pressure or alternating charge.
As from 2008, SPEKTRA also includes the APS trademark under which the company manufactures and sells long-stroke vibration exciters (shakers) and runs a marketing office in California, USA under the name of APS Dynamics, Inc. Through this merger, forces based on decades of experience could be bundled to develop a new generation of even more powerful vibration control systems.
Furthermore the company‘s calibration laboratory is accredited by DAkkS and offers a wide range of calibration services. And all this at a level of measurement uncertainty that can normally only be guaranteed by topmost national metrology laboratories.
SPEKTRA is often pioneer when it comes to the development, manufacturing or distribution of measuring and testing systems as well as calibration equipment. The use of such technology to provide special services and equipment for metrological and industrial applications enabled the company to reach an international top position in a growing market.
SPEKTRA LABS is your brand for excellence. With an international network of laboratories in Europe and the USA, we offer a wide range of testing and calibration services for dynamic measurement parameters – including vibration, shock, sound level as well as tilt and rotation rate.
Our accredited laboratories combine state-of-the-art technology with certified processes: So that you can rely on correct measuring results and smooth processes at all times.
Company Products & Services
MEMS-Testing at different levels (Lab and Fab):
From individual laboratory-scale sensor technology to highfrequency mass production. TESTelligence for MEMS sensors. Discover our S-TEST systems.
S-TEST Lab:
The S-TEST Lab systems offer a wide range of sensor system tests for development and laboratory environments. Its flexible system components allow users to quickly respond to different test requirements and sensor types. From parametric tests, functional tests, measurement comparisons, to characterization, our system solutions provide sensor developers with comprehensive capabilities for early detection of design flaws.
S-TEST Fab – optimized functions for efficient mass testing
The S-TEST 16 Fab systems are designed for use in the mass production of sensors. Their optimized design allows operation in temperature controlled cabinets. Variable throughput rates and test coverage can be achieved from small test series to highly parallel testing of several hundred sensors.
Calibration system CS Q-LEAP:
Sensor calibration is our core competence. Calibration laboratory SPEKTRA
The product group “Calibration Solutions” includes calibration systems as well as services. The SPEKTRA family of CS18 and the newest CS Q-LEAPTM calibration systems offers the calibration for the following measurands:
Acceleration (0.05 Hz … 350 kHz)
Shock (few mm/s² … 2,000 km/s²)
Acoustics (0.1 Hz … 20 kHz, until 124 dB)
Dynamic Force (10 Hz … 1 kHz, few mN … 20 kN)
Dynamic Pressure (up to 4,000 bar)
Mobile calibration system CV-10:
The CV-10 provides all the benefits of a mobile system. With the proven user-friendly interface of SPEKTRA.
Discover how smart, easy and flexible the on-site test and calibration of accelerometers, proximity probes and velocity sensors can be.
