I remember that sensors, now a days, can be divided into two different words:
- Traditional sensors.
- And the other one is the word of micro machined sensors, which are called also MS or MEMS.
==Micro machine sensors are based on the IC technology, IC stands for integrated circuit, so this sensors exploit the same technology that is used to realize the IC (integrated circuits). And so it exploits, a technology able to have mass production, a technology which is the top level technology, and a technology which allows the integration of the electronics, which can be: frontend + conversion + processing, along with the sensor. So sensor and all the electronics needed to read the sensor, and to manage the sensor, are realized on the same silicone chip==.
==Due to the integration here, we have a good control over the sensor, so we find reproducible sensor and cheap sensors. Also we can reach very good signal to noise ratio because noise rejection is made possible by integrating by putting the front end close to the sensor==.
==The main difference between these two classes, is that MEMS sensors are NOT suitable for harsh conditions. And moreover, since they are very small structures, sometimes the full range, the measurement ranges of the devices are lower==.