Kulite - Leader in Pressure Transducer Technology : Technology

Technology

1. SILICON-ON-SILICON SENSORS -- NO P-N JUNCTIONS

•	High temperature capability -- continuous operation at temperatures up to 1000°F (538°C).

•	Insensitive to EMI - devices with no other, active electronic components will operate in a field of 200 Volts per meter.

•	Insensitive to ESD

2. INTEGRATED SENSOR OF MONO-CRYSTALLINE SILICON

•	High reliability -- Calculated MTBF of three million (3,000,000) hours for the sensor itself.

•	Long term stability -- long term drift less than point one percent (0.1%) per year.

•	No hysteresis


•	High Accuracy -- the typical static error band - inclusive of non-linearity, hysteresis and repeatability - of a Kulite pressure sensor is less than point one percent of full scale (0.1%FS).

3. LEADLESS SENSORS THE ELIMINATION OF GOLD LEADS AND ASSOCIATED MECHANICAL JOINTS

•	High tolerance to shock and vibration

•	High temperature capability

4. MINIATURIZATION

•	Small size and low weight -- sensor sizes from .030 x .030 through .1 x .1 inch allow for ultra-miniature packages.

•	Low sensitivity to the effects of vibration and acceleration -- the very low mass of these ultra-miniature sensing elements translates into very high natural frequencies. The low mass also renders them mechanically insensitive to shocks and vibrations until these reach very high levels.

•	In addition, Kulite has developed and patented a new sensor which eliminates the effects of extremely high vibration on the output signal of the transducer. For more information visit the section titled recent developments.