The present invention provides a device for non-invasive monitoring and/or detection of diabetes in a subject based on detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the exhaled breath of a subject. The device comprises a functionalized carbon nanotube-based array sensor which can reversibly bind VOCs, which alters the electrical conductivity of the sensor array, which can be interpreted to monitor and/or diagnose diabetes.

A micro multi-array sensor includes a substrate, a sensor electrode formed on the substrate, and a heater electrode formed on the substrate. The sensor electrode includes a first sensor electrode formed on the substrate and a second sensor electrode formed on an opposite surface of the substrate from the first sensor electrode. The heater electrode is disposed more adjacent to the first sensor electrode than the second sensor electrode.

A gas detector uses a MEMS gas sensor having: a substrate provided with a cavity and an insulating film over the cavity; a metal oxide semiconductor and a heater both provided on the insulating film. A drive circuit operates the heater with a predetermined period for a predetermined pulse duration in order to heat the metal oxide semiconductor. The drive circuit halts operation of the heater or elongates the period when a humidity sensor detects that the atmosphere is humid.

A hydrogen sensor includes: a first electrode which is planar; a second electrode which is planar, faces the first electrode, and includes an exposed portion; a metal oxide layer which is sandwiched between a surface of the first electrode and a surface of the second electrode, and has a resistance that changes due to hydrogen; and two terminals, i.e., a first terminal and a second terminal, that are connected to the second electrode.

Disclosed herein is a sensor module that includes a substrate having a top surface and a back surface, a sensor element mounted on the top surface of the substrate, an external terminal formed on the back surface of the substrate, and a case fixed to the substrate so as to cover the sensor element. The case has a top plate part having a plurality of through holes. The top plate part has a center area having no through holes and a through hole formation area having the plurality of through holes, the through hole formation area being positioned so as to surround the center area.

A sensor component and a mobile communication device including a sensor component are disclosed. In an embodiment a sensor component includes a subcomponent configured to sense a gas level including a resistive heater and a gas sensitive element disposed on the resistive heater; a package enclosing a cavity and accommodating the subcomponent, the package including a first opening in a position facing the gas sensitive element of the subcomponent and a second opening configured to allow a flow of gas to enter the package through the first opening and exit the package through the second opening; and an evaluation circuit configured to generate an output signal indicative of a speed of the flow of gas in response to electrical power to be supplied to the resistive heater.

A microelectromechanical sensor includes a base, a heater provided on the base, and a sensing electrode including a sensing portion. The heater includes a heating portion. The heater and the sensing electrode are provided at different layers in a stacking direction, and the sensing electrode is electrically insulated from the heater. On a reference plane in the stacking direction, a projection of the sensing portion of the sensing electrode is entirely covered by a projection of the heating portion of the heater.

Numerous embodiments of a gas sensor and associated methods are described. In one embodiment, a gas sensor comprises a single wire. The resistance of the wire is measured for different temperatures, or the current through the wire or the voltage across the wire is measured for a constant temperature, and a profile for the surrounding gases is generated, enabling the surrounding gases to be identified. In another embodiment, a gas sensor comprises a first wire and a second wire in close proximity, where the first wire is used to generate temperature conditions, and the resistance of the second wire is measured for the different temperature conditions, or the current through the wire or the voltage across the wire is measured for a constant temperature. A profile for the surrounding gases is generated, enabling the surrounding gases to be identified.

A gas sensor device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode; a metal oxide layer that is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and is in contact with the first electrode and the second electrode; an interlayer insulating film that covers a part of the first electrode, a part of the second electrode, and a part of the metal oxide layer; and a hydrogen permeable film that allows only hydrogen to permeate, a local region that is in contact with the second electrode is provided inside the metal oxide layer, the local region having a higher oxygen deficiency than an oxygen deficiency of the other region in the metal oxide layer, an opening that exposes a gas contact portion which is a part of a main surface of the second electrode is provided in the interlayer insulating film, and the hydrogen permeable film is provided to cover at least the gas contact portion.

Provided is a gas detection device that includes a gas sensor, a power supply circuit that applies voltage to the gas sensor, and a control circuit that determines whether a leak of gas is present. The power supply circuit includes a reset power source that generates a first voltage, and a detection power source that generates a detection voltage for measuring resistance of a metal-oxide layer of the gas sensor. When a value of a current flowing through the metal-oxide layer is a predetermined value ITH or greater, the reset power source applies the first voltage to the gas sensor to perform a reset of resetting the metal-oxide layer of the gas sensor to a high-resistance state, and the control circuit determines that a leak of gas is present, depending on a state in which the reset is performed after the reset is performed for the first time.