Further information Sensors: A Comprehensive Survey, W. Gopel, J. Hesse, and J. N. Zemel, editors. Weinheim, E.R.G. VCH Vol. 1: Fundamentals and General Aspects, T. Grandke and w. H. Ko, Eds Vol 2, 3, Pt. 1-2: Chemical and Biochemical Sensors, W. Gopel et al., Eds. Vol 4: Thermal Sensors, T. Ricolfi and J. Scholz, Eds Vol 5: Magnetic Sensors, R. Boll and K J Overshot, Eds Vol. 6: Optical Sensors, E. Wagner, R. Dandliker, and K. Spenner, Eds Vol. 7: Mechanical Sensors, H. H. Bau, N. F. derooij, and B. Kloeck, Eds J. Carr, Sensors and Circuits: Sensors, Transducers, and Supporting Circuits for Electronic Instrumentation, Measurement, and Control, Englewood Cliffs, N J. Prentice-Hall, 1993 R. Carstens, Electrical Sensors and Transducers, Englewood Cliffs, N J. Regents/Prentice-Hall, 1993 M. J. USher and D. A. Keating, Sensors and Transducers: Characteristics, Applications, Instrumentation, Inter facing, 2nd ed, New York: Macmillan, 1996 S. M. Sze, Ed, Semiconductor Sensors, New York: John Wiley Sons, 1994 D. Tandeske, Pressure Sensors: Selection and Application, New York: Marcel Dekker, 1991 Sensors and Actuators is a technical journal devoted to solid-state sensors and actuators, which is published bimonthly by Elsevier Press in two volumes: Vol. A: Physical Sensors and Vol. B: Chemical Sensors. The International Conference on Solid-State Sensors and Actuators is held every 2 years, hosted in rotation by the U.S., Japan, and Europe. It is sponsored in part by IEEE in the U.S. and a digest of technical papers is published and available through IEEE. c 2000 by CRC Press LLC© 2000 by CRC Press LLC Further Information Sensors: A Comprehensive Survey, W. Gopel, J. Hesse, and J. N. Zemel, editors. Weinheim, F.R.G. VCH, 1989–1994. Vol. 1: Fundamentals and General Aspects, T. Grandke and W. H. Ko, Eds. Vol. 2, 3, pt. 1–2: Chemical and Biochemical Sensors, W. Gopel et al., Eds. Vol. 4: Thermal Sensors, T. Ricolfi and J. Scholz, Eds. Vol. 5: Magnetic Sensors, R. Boll and K. J. Overshott, Eds. Vol. 6: Optical Sensors, E. Wagner, R. Dandliker, and K. Spenner, Eds. Vol. 7: Mechanical Sensors, H. H. Bau, N. F. deRooij, and B. Kloeck, Eds. J. Carr, Sensors and Circuits: Sensors, Transducers, and Supporting Circuits for Electronic Instrumentation, Measurement, and Control, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1993. J. R. Carstens, Electrical Sensors and Transducers, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Regents/Prentice-Hall, 1993. M. J. Usher and D. A. Keating, Sensors and Transducers: Characteristics, Applications, Instrumentation, Inter￾facing, 2nd ed., New York: Macmillan, 1996. S. M. Sze, Ed., Semiconductor Sensors, New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1994. D. Tandeske, Pressure Sensors: Selection and Application, New York: Marcel Dekker, 1991. Sensors and Actuators is a technical journal devoted to solid-state sensors and actuators, which is published bimonthly by Elsevier Press in two volumes: Vol. A: Physical Sensors and Vol. B: Chemical Sensors. The International Conference on Solid-State Sensors and Actuators is held every 2 years, hosted in rotation by the U.S., Japan, and Europe. It is sponsored in part by IEEE in the U.S. and a digest of technical papers is published and available through IEEE