Publications by Yannick Sébastien Fournier

Nanofluidic biosensor and its use for rapid measurement of biomolecular interactions in solution and methods

Theo Lasser, Nicolas Durand, Yannick Sébastien Fournier

A method and device for the rapid detection of biomolecules (320) diffusing in a nanometer-confined slit (204) is claimed. In particular, the present invention relates to a novel concept of fluidic side apertures (205) that facilitates the filling of the d ...

2011

Integrated SMD pressure/flow/temperature multisensor for compressed air in LTCC technology: Thermal flow and temperature sensing

Thomas Maeder, Peter Ryser, Yannick Sébastien Fournier, Jean-Bastien Coma, Nicolas Craquelin

In this work, we present and analyse the flow-sensing part of a recently-developed multisensor in LTCC (low- temperature co-fired ceramic) technology; this device integrates flow / pressure / temperature sensing and is designed for diagnostics monitoring o ...

Elsevier2011

3D Structuration Techniques of LTCC for Microsystems Applications

Yannick Sébastien Fournier

This thesis aimed at developing new 3D structuration techniques for a relatively recent new ceramic technology called LTCC, which stands for Low Temperature, Co-fired Ceramic. It is a material originally developed for the microelectronic packaging industry ...

EPFL2010

The Magnetic Diagnostic Set for ITER

Thomas Maeder, René Chavan, Jonathan Bryan Lister, Jean-Marc Moret, Albert Perez, Gilbert Tonetti, Yannick Sébastien Fournier, Duccio Testa, Francisco Sanchez, Benoît Schaller, Jérôme Guterl, Matthieu Toussaint

This paper presents the multiple set of requirements for the ITER magnetic diagnostic systems and the current status of the various R&D activities performed by the EU partners. ...

2010

Hermetic package for optical MEMS

Thomas Maeder, Jacques Jacot, Peter Ryser, Frank Seigneur, Yannick Sébastien Fournier

This article describes the design and fabrication of a hermetic LTCC package for an optical MEMS chip designed for space applications. The package must ensure electrical and optical connections, mechanical positioning, atmosphere control, and finally low t ...

2009

Formulation and processing of screen-printing vehicles for sacrificial layers on thick-film and LTCC substrates

Thomas Maeder, Peter Ryser, Yannick Sébastien Fournier, Caroline Jacq

Ceramic technologies such as thick-film and LTCC (Low Temperature Cofired Ceramic) are excellent platforms for the fabrication of mesoscale devices such as sensors, actuators, microreactors and MEMS packaging. This work presents two alternative screen-prin ...

2008

Capacitive micro force sensors manufactured with mineral sacrificial layers

Thomas Maeder, Peter Ryser, Yannick Sébastien Fournier, Simon Wiedmer

In this work a prototype of micro force sensor of range μN...mN is presented. Instead of the traditional piezoresistive strain sensing through thick-film resistors used for higher forces, a more effective principle is used: measurement of beam displacement ...

2007

Integrated LTCC micro-fluidic modules - an SMT flow sensor

Thomas Maeder, Peter Ryser, Yannick Sébastien Fournier, Raphael Willigens

This paper presents a thermal flow sensor based on the calorimetric principle realized by using low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) technology, where the tapes and flow channel have been structured by laser machining. A standard configuration of a calo ...

2005