Patent ID: 6125529
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: C30B,G01K,H01C,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of producing a sensor from a monocrystal of a metal oxide comprising the steps of: providing an ingot of monocrystalline metal oxide; slicing said ingot into a plurality of pieces, at least two of said pieces, each having at least one edge of a predetermined thickness and at least one major planar surface having an area, said thickness and said area being selected to provide said pieces with at least a predetermined resistance; attaching at least one first terminal to each of said pieces and at least one second terminal to each of said pieces at locations spaced apart from each of said first terminals, cutting each of said pieces along a plane perpendicular to said major planar surfaces, thus forming chips from each of said pieces, at least a plurality of said chips including a first terminal and a second terminal spaced apart from said first terminal.