ABSOLUTE POSITION MEASUREMENT USING SINGLE MAGNET STRIP

    公开(公告)号:US20230243635A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-03

    申请号:US17588540

    申请日:2022-01-31

    CPC classification number: G01B7/003 G01D5/145

    Abstract: An absolute position measurement system includes a multipole magnet including alternating magnetic poles extending along a multipole extension direction, the multipole magnet has a linear changing configuration relative to a linear path and produces a magnetic field having a field strength that undergoes a sinusoidal change along the linear path due to the alternating magnetic poles and a linear change along the linear path according to the linear changing configuration relative to the linear path; and a magnetic sensor configured to move along the linear path. The magnetic sensor includes a first sensor element arrangement configured to generate a first sensor signal, a second sensor element arrangement configured to generate a second sensor signal that is phase shifted with respect to the first sensor signal, and a processing circuit configured to calculate an absolute position of the magnetic sensor based on the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal.

    PULSE WIDTH MODULATION GENERATED BY A SIGMA DELTA LOOP

    公开(公告)号:US20230179223A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-08

    申请号:US18166644

    申请日:2023-02-09

    CPC classification number: H03M3/436 H02P27/08 H03K7/08 H03K5/086

    Abstract: A sigma delta (SD) pulse-width modulation (PWM) loop includes a loop filter implementing a linear transfer function to generate a loop filter signal, wherein the loop filter is configured to receive an input signal and a first feedback signal and generate the loop filter signal based on the input signal, the first feedback signal, and the linear transfer function; and a hysteresis comparator coupled to an output of the loop filter, the hysteresis comparator configured to receive the loop filter signal and generate a sigma delta PWM signal based on the loop filter signal, wherein the first feedback signal is derived from the sigma delta PWM signal.

    POSITION SENSOR AND POSITION ENCODER USING MILLIMETER-WAVE METAMATERIAL WITH A MILLIMETER-WAVE RADAR

    公开(公告)号:US20220412779A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-29

    申请号:US17360079

    申请日:2021-06-28

    Abstract: A rotation sensor system includes a rotatable target object configured to rotate about a rotational axis in a rotation direction; a first millimeter-wave (mm-wave) metamaterial track coupled to the rotatable target object, where the first mm-wave metamaterial track is arranged around the rotational axis, and where the first mm-wave metamaterial track includes a first array of elementary structures having at least one first characteristic that changes around a perimeter of the first mm-wave metamaterial track; at least one transmitter configured to transmit a first electro-magnetic transmit signal towards the first mm-wave metamaterial track, where the first mm-wave metamaterial track converts the first electro-magnetic transmit signal into a first electro-magnetic receive signal; at least one receiver configured to receive the first electro-magnetic receive signal; and at least one processor configured to determine a rotational parameter of the rotatable target object based on the received first electro-magnetic receive signal.

    PRESSURE SENSORS ON FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES FOR STRESS DECOUPLING

    公开(公告)号:US20220328369A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-13

    申请号:US17851284

    申请日:2022-06-28

    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip including a chip substrate and a MEMS element, wherein the chip substrate includes a first surface and a second surface arranged opposite to the first surface, and wherein the MEMS element is disposed at the first surface of the chip substrate and the MEMS element includes a sensitive area; at least one electrical interconnect structure electrically connected to the first surface of the chip substrate; a chip carrier electrically connected to the at least one electrical interconnect structure; a flexible film provided over the second surface of the chip substrate to form a pocket in which the semiconductor chip resides; and a compressible material arranged between the second surface of the chip substrate and the flexible film.

    METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR SPEED AND/OR POSITION SENSING

    公开(公告)号:US20210288725A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-16

    申请号:US17335423

    申请日:2021-06-01

    Abstract: A system includes a movable part that is rotatably movable, the movable part comprising a first portion and a second portion; transceiver circuitry configured to transmit a radio signal towards the movable part and to receive a receive radio signal from the movable part; and evaluation circuitry configured to determine a rotational position of the movable part based on the receive radio signal. The first portion of the movable part has a first electromagnetic reflectivity for the radio signal and the second portion of the movable part has a second electromagnetic reflectivity for the radio signal. The first electromagnetic reflectivity differs from the second electromagnetic reflectivity.

    PRESSURE SENSORS ON FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES FOR STRESS DECOUPLING

    公开(公告)号:US20210134688A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-06

    申请号:US17143332

    申请日:2021-01-07

    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip including a substrate and a MEMS element, wherein the substrate includes a surface, and wherein the MEMS element is disposed at the surface of the substrate and the MEMS element includes a sensitive area; a first electrical interconnect structure electrically connected to the surface of the substrate; a carrier electrically connected to the first electrical interconnect structure; and a first stress relieve spring entrenched in the carrier, wherein the first stress relieve spring is a single integral channel that comprises two parallel channels that join together at a periphery of the first electrical interconnect structure to form the single integral channel that wraps around a portion of the periphery of the first electrical interconnect structure, wherein the two parallel channels extend outward, in parallel, from the periphery of the first electrical interconnect structure to a first termination region of the carrier.

    PRESSURE MEASURING ARRANGEMENT INCLUDING TWO PRESSURE MEASUREMENT SENSORS ON A CARRIER

    公开(公告)号:US20210088400A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-25

    申请号:US17110475

    申请日:2020-12-03

    Abstract: A method of monitoring microelectromechanical system (MEMS) pressure sensors arranged on a carrier includes: generating a first measurement value by a first MEMS pressure sensor arranged on the carrier; generating a second measurement value by a second MEMS pressure sensor arranged on the carrier; and determining, by an integrated circuit, whether the first measurement value of the first MEMS pressure sensor corresponds to the second measurement value of the second MEMS pressure sensor in accordance with a predefined criterion, wherein the integrated circuit is arranged on the carrier and is coupled to the first MEMS pressure sensor and the second MEMS pressure sensor.

    FREQUENCY INCREASING SENSOR PROTOCOL IN MAGNETIC SENSING

    公开(公告)号:US20200319271A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-08

    申请号:US16906142

    申请日:2020-06-19

    Abstract: A magnetic sensor is configured to measure a magnetic field whose magnitude oscillates between a first extrema and a second extrema. The magnetic sensor includes a plurality of magnetic field sensor elements, each configured to generate a sensor signal in response to the magnetic field impinging thereon. The plurality of sensor elements are grouped into a first group from which a first measurement signal is derived and a second group from which a second measurement signal is derived, and the first measurement signal and the second measurement signal having a phase difference based on different phases. The magnetic sensor further includes a sensor circuit configured to receive the first measurement signal and the second measurement signal, and apply a signal conversion algorithm thereto to generate a converted measurement signal having an increased frequency with respect to the first measurement signal and the second measurement signal.

    TESTING A CRASH SENSOR DEVICE DURING VEHICLE OPERATION

    公开(公告)号:US20200264596A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-20

    申请号:US16869633

    申请日:2020-05-08

    Abstract: A crash sensor device may include multiple sensor components positioned along one or more data paths to a communication interface of the crash sensor device. The crash sensor device may include a test control unit. The test control unit may receive a test command from an electronic control unit during operation of a vehicle. The test control unit may perform a test of one or more sensor components, of the multiple sensor components, during operation of the vehicle based on the test command. The test control unit may output a test result to the electronic control unit based on performing the test.

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