“MEMS based seismic and vibration sensors in Building & Structural Health Monitoring systems”

Sean Neylon: Chief Executive Officer, Colibrys Switzerland SA• Founder • 35+ years of experience in Micro-Electronics and Micro-Systems (MEMS)• Former Chairman of NEXUS, the European Microsystems Networking Association• Formerly with GEC Marconi, Plessey, Micronas, CSEM

Contents

The world of Seismic sensing SHM in context of Seismic Market supply chain &

applications Sensor Classification & standards

Driving forces for Structural monitoring applications

Technology Roadmap for MEMS based Strong Motion seismic sensors

Conclusions

Seismic sensing Applications

Geoscience Structuralmonitoring

Civil protection

Civil Engineering

Geotechnics Volcanic eruptions Avalanches,

landslides Soil/rock mechanics

Geodesy

Geophysics ‘Free field’ Techtonics Volcanic

Rapid response, early

warning, public

informationEarthquake

Tsunami Volcanic explosion

Landslip

Site evaluation Shake maps Subsoil, microzonation Requalification of

structures Land Use planningConstruction Pile driving, Compaction Tunneling Blasting, Mining Quarrying, DemolitionIndustrial equipments

Nuclear Power plants Dams, embankments Bridges / Tunnels / Towers LNG / Oil / Gas storage Pipeline Landfills Tunnel monitoring Traffic

(Rail and Road) monitoring

Large Buildings Medical centers

Energy Subsurface

imaging (Oil, Gas, Geothermal)

DefenseNuclear,

Tunneling,Remote monitoring

Market supply chain

Government Agencies

Universities

Hardware integrator

Sensors + data recording + interface

electronics

Sensor manufacturer

Construction & Demolition companies

System integratorSensors, DS , SW +

communications

Regional suppliersN. America: Nanometrics,

Kinemetric/Metrozet, ReftekEMEA:

Syscom, Geosig, GuralpAsia:

Mitsubishi, Kokusai, Aimil

Sensor TechnologySM FBAs: Nanometrics,

Kinemetrics, Guralp, HarbinSM MEMS: Colibrys, SDI, ADIStrain, Velocity

Insurance Security

‘Building’ ownersConsultants

Structural Health Monitoring Sensors

Broadly 4 families of sensors Velocity: Broadband (high sensitivity), Short period and

Strong motion velocity Accelerometers: „Strong Motion“ Class A-D Strain/Displacement: Positioning: GPS

Important Standards: National e.g. USGS.... Regional e.g. State of California......

Classification - Strong Motion

Class A Typically electromechanical Force Balance Accelerometers 5g (±3.5g +1g) High sensitivity, high linearity, low frequency response Expensive, fragile, low volume capacity, medium power Primary application: National (>70km spacing) and Regional (3-30km) networks

Class B Typically MEMS closed loop sensor design 5g (±3.5g +1g) Medium sensitivity, medium linearity, medium frequency response, medium power Relatively inexpensive, robust, medium volume, Primary application: Regional, Urban (<4Km) networks and Structural Health monitoring,

Shake maps, modelling validation Class C

Typically MEMS open loop based sensors 5g (±3.5g +1g) Low dynamic range/resolution, low linearity, medium frequency response, low power Inexpensive, robust, Medium / high volume, Primary application: Earthquake detection & intervention

Strong Motion StandardsClass A

Specifications: USGS & ANSS specifications (13 June 2007) Technical:

Range: >± 4.5 g , (± 3.5 g + 1 g gravity) Noise:

Must: 145dB (0.02-2Hz); 130dB (2-50Hz) Nonlinearity: ≤ 1 % (at full scale) Temperature: Operating range: -20°C to 70°C, Temperature error

over full Temperature span: < 2%, Offset drift: < 0.5 mg /°C Self-test: Must No steps in Bias Lifetime: 5 years

Strong Motion StandardsClass B

State of California specifications are a dominant standard Technical:

Range: ± 5 g , (± 4 g + 1 g gravity) Noise:

Must: .03 mg RMS over .02 to 100 Hz BW (87.3dB (0.1-35Hz) Wish: < 500 µg/√Hz in 1 to 100 Hz band

Nonlinearity: ≤ 1 % (at full scale) Temperature: Operating range: -20°C to 70°C, Temperature error

over full Temperature span: < 2%, Offset drift: < 0.5 mg /°C Self-test: Must No steps in Bias Lifetime: 10 years

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Market size by application & grade

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Regional & Urban earthquake monitoring

Energy Oil and gas, discovery

& reservoir monitoring

SubsurfaceMining & Downhole

imaging

National earthquake monitoring

Earthquake detection & intervention

TAM: Internal estimates 2007-2010Sensor level valuation

Market size and growth are drivers in innovation!

‘Ground shake’ maps, Structural modeling &

monitoring

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Competitive supply base - today

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FBA

NanometricsKinemetrics

Consumer

MEMS

Harbin

Class AClass BClass C

Colibrys

MEMS Open loop

MEMS Closed loop FBA

SF2006 Product Parts

Mechanical Sensor

Closed Loop Sigma-Delta ASIC

PCB + electronic components

Derivative of Oil/Gas ‘geophone’

Class B +/-5g seismic sensor

State of California compliant

RoHS compliant

Self noise of Siflex product line vs. Class A and FBA

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Competitive position - today

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Colibrys

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MEMS Closed loop FBA

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Competitive position - Roadmap

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Lower costMEMS

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MEMS

Class A/B

MEMS Class B

Class AClass BClass C

Colibrys

MEMS Open loop

FBAMEMS Closed loop

Strong Motion Roadmap

MEMS based Class B sensorsSmaller size, lower power, improved linearity,

extended FS range Integrated wirelessLower power / energy harvesting

MEMS based ‘Class A’ sensorsLower cost, more robust, lower power, smaller size

Target specifications

Products Kinemetrics Class A FBA

MEMS Class ATarget values

Colibrys Class B MEMS

Applications Seismic monitoring

Seismic & Structural monitoring

Seismic & structural monitoring

Full scale rang g ± 4 g ± 5 g ± 5 g

Noise<100 ng/√Hz (0.01 to 100

Hz)

<100 ng/√Hz (0.01 to 100 Hz)

1 µg/√Hz (0.1 to 100 Hz)

Resolution (S/N ratios)

24 bits (50 Hz BW) (137 db)

24 bits (50 Hz BW) (137 db)

20 bits (50 Hz BW) (117 db)

Output Digital (SPI?) Digital (SPI?) Digital (SPI?)

Power < 120 mW < 100 mW < 100 mW

Goal is to replace traditional electromechanical devices (FBA) with closed loop MEMS technology

Class A MEMS Sensor prototype

Prototype 10 g FS Inertial MEMS sensor

Sensor component MEMS and FE ASIC in ceramic MCM

PCB board FPGA Power supplies, clock Ethernet controller (for testing)

Size Current board: 10 cm x 10 cm x 4mm Potential to make it much smaller Market Beta site sampling 2011/12

Conceptual drawing

Conclusions:MEMS continue to be a strong technology for new Strong Motion Seismic sensor development

My interests are today to: 1. Find potential interested partners for new MEMS Class A sensors?2. Understand objectives of Seismic sensor development within MEMCON FP7 ?3. Confirm if our market assessment is realistic?4. Increase awareness: Europe has a real solution in hand to counter US/HP long term roadmaps

Many thanks for listening to me!

Many thanks to Philippe Krebs at Colibrys for his assistance in providing market details.

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