Mitsutoshi Makihata

Dr. Mitsutoshi Makihata


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Academic Career Length

9Years (2018-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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21 July 2018 in Sensors
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MMMitsutoshi Makihata
Mitsutoshi Makihata
MMMasanori Muroyama
Masanori Muroyama
STShuji Tanaka
Shuji Tanaka
TNTakahiro Nakayama
Takahiro Nakayama
YNYutaka Nonomura
Yutaka Nonomura
MEMasayoshi Esashi
Masayoshi Esashi
Covering a whole surface of a robot with tiny sensors which can measure local pressure and transmit the data through a network is an ideal solution to give an artificial skin to robots to improve a capability of action and safety. The crucial technological barrier is to package force sensor and communication function in a small volume. In this paper, we propose the novel device structure based on a wafer bonding technology to integrate and package capacitive force sensor using silicon diaphragm and an integrated circuit separately manufactured. Unique fabrication processes are developed, such as the feed-through forming using a dicing process, a planarization of the Benzocyclobutene (BCB) polymer filled in the feed-through and a wafer bonding to stack silicon diaphragm onto ASIC (application specific integrated circuit) wafer. The ASIC used in this paper has a capacitance measurement circuit and a digital communication interface mimicking a tactile receptor of a human. We successfully integrated the force sensor and the ASIC into a 2.5×2.5×0.3 mm die and confirmed autonomously transmitted packets which contain digital sensing data with the linear force sensitivity of 57,640 Hz/N and 10 mN of data fluctuation. A small stray capacitance of 1.33 pF is achieved by use of 10 μm thick BCB isolation layer and this minimum package structure.

10 April 2019 in The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
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MMMitsutoshi Makihata
Mitsutoshi Makihata
APAlbert P. Pisano
Albert P. Pisano