CMOS integrated gas sensor chip using SAW technology

The development of inexpensive and miniaturized SAW gas sensors that are highly selective and sensitive is introduced. These sensors are implemented with micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) in CMOS technology. Since the sensors are fabricated on a silicon substrate, additional signal processing circuitry can easily be integrated into the chip thereby readily providing functions such as multiplexing and analog-to-digital conversion that are needed for integration into a network.