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Hall sensors and sensing methods

A Hall sensor and sensor device technology, applied in the field of sensors, can solve problems such as offset errors

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-06-15
INFINEON TECH AG
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[0002] Magnetic field sensors, such as Hall sensors, are sensitive to magnetic fields, but may suffer from offset errors

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[0054]Embodiments relate to multi-touch sensor devices and methods of operation that reduce or eliminate offset errors. In an embodiment, a sensor device may comprise three or more contacts, and a plurality of such sensor devices may be combined. The sensor device may comprise a Hall sensor device, such as a vertical Hall device, or in embodiments other sensor types. The mode of operation can be implemented for a multi-contact sensor device that provides important modifications and improvements over conventional spin current principles including reduced residual offset. As mentioned earlier, offset errors can be related to different causes, two of which are raw offset errors and residual offset errors. Raw offset error may refer to the offset error present in a particular stage of operation, while residual offset error may refer to the offset error present in the aggregate or the entire output signal, for example as those from individual stages of operation Combined signals....

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Hall sensor and sensing method. Embodiments relate to multi-touch sensor devices and methods of operation that reduce or eliminate offset errors. A sensor device may comprise three or more contacts, and a plurality of such sensor devices may be combined. The sensor device may comprise a Hall sensor device, or other sensor types. A mode of operation for multi-contact sensor devices can be realized that offers important modifications and improvements over the traditional spin current principle, including reduced residual offset. In the first such mode of operation, referred to here as Iu biasing, the sensor is supplied with the same input current in all phases of operation, and the output voltage is sensed and processed for all cycles of operation. In another mode of operation, referred to herein as Ui forcing, the sensor device is supplied with the same input voltage during all operating phases, the sense terminals are clamped (or forced) to a constant potential, and the sense terminal flows into or out of The current at the terminals is sensed and processed.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to sensors and more particularly to offset cancellation in Hall sensor devices. Background technique [0002] Magnetic field sensors, such as Hall sensors, are sensitive to magnetic fields, but may suffer from offset errors. Offset error is the presence of an output signal in the absence of some input quantity. In the example associated with a Hall sensor, the offset error will be the output signal representing the input magnetic field when there is actually no magnetic field present. [0003] Offset errors can be associated with different causes, two of which are raw offset errors and residual offset errors. Raw offset error may refer to offset error present in a particular phase of operation. Residual offset error may refer to an offset error present in the total or in the entire output signal, eg a signal that is a combination of those from individual stages of operation. [0004] One method for reducing o...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): G01R33/07G01D5/16
CPCG01R33/07G01R33/075G01R19/25
Inventor U.奥塞勒奇纳
Owner INFINEON TECH AG