Publications by Conor Joseph Slater

Design and Optimization of a Low Power and Fast Response Viscometer Used for Determination of the Natural Gas Wobbe Index

Gaël André Léon Farine, Pierre-André Farine, Danick Briand, Conor Joseph Slater, Marjan Shaker

This paper reports on the design of a microsystem-based thermal gas viscometer used for the determination of the quality of natural gas and its optimization through modification of its two main components: the hotplate and the capillary tube. Features, suc ...

2019

Design, fabrication and optimization of a silicon MEMS natural gas sensor

Gaël André Léon Farine, Pierre-André Farine, Danick Briand, Conor Joseph Slater, Marjan Shaker

2017

Gas sensor

Gaël André Léon Farine, Conor Joseph Slater

Gas sensor (2) for measuring properties of a gas (1), including a gas viscosity sensor (4) comprising a gas interface portion (20) in contact with the gas (1) to be measured, and a measuring chamber system (15) comprising a measuring chamber(16), a first r ...

2016

Fabrication and Test of High-Temperature Ceramic Transformer

Thomas Maeder, Peter Ryser, Conor Joseph Slater

This work describes the fabrication and test of a high temperature (+200°C) capable high frequency transformer. It was manufactured using Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic (LTCC) technology, which allowed the complex multilayer structure of ceramic and meta ...

2014

Reliability of packaging in high-temperature control electronics

Conor Joseph Slater

EPFL2014

FireBird: PowerPC e200 Based SoC for High Temperature Operation

Thomas Maeder, Yusuf Leblebici, Pascal Andreas Meinerzhagen, Radisav Cojbasic, Andreas Peter Burg, Conor Joseph Slater, Ömer Cogal, Carl Christian Sten Dominic Senning

PowerPC Architecture microcontrollers are commonly used in embedded applications. In this work we present FireBird, the first PowerPC based SoC for reliable operation beyond 200C. It is a significant challenge to design SoCs for reliable operation at high ...

2013

Effects of Thermal Losses on the Heating of a Multifunctional LTCC Module for Atomic Clock Packaging

Thomas Maeder, Peter Ryser, Fabrizio Vecchio, Conor Joseph Slater

An innovative multifunctional LTCC module has been designed for miniature atomic clock packaging. The components of miniature atomic clocks need to be efficiently packaged and connected to each other, and a precise temperature control is required for them. ...

Trans Tech Publications Ltd2012

Test vehicle for studying thermal conductivity of die attach adhesives for high temperature electronics

Thomas Maeder, Peter Ryser, Fabrizio Vecchio, Conor Joseph Slater

Polymer adhesives offer a viable method for mounting silicon dies for high temperature applications. Here a test vehicle for comparing the thermal conductivity of different die attach materials is presented. The setup can be used to determine the degree of ...

Trans Tech Publications Ltd2012

3D structuration of LTCC and related technologies for thermal management and microfluidic structures

Thomas Maeder, Peter Ryser, Caroline Jacq, Bo Jiang, Fabrizio Vecchio, Conor Joseph Slater

Ceramic technologies such as LTCC (Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic) and thick-film are used widely in electronic circuits exposed to harsh environments, for applications in fields such as aerospace, automotive and energy exploration, where, owing to their ...

Soc Microelectronics, Electron Components Materials-Midem2012

Effects of Thermal Losses on the Heating of a Multifunctional LTCC Module for Atomic Clock Packaging

Thomas Maeder, Peter Ryser, Fabrizio Vecchio, Conor Joseph Slater

An innovative multifunctional LTCC module has been designed for miniature atomic clock packaging. The components of miniature atomic clocks need to be efficiently packaged and connected to each other, and a precise temperature control is required for them. ...

Trans Tech Publications2012