Systems and methods for offset reduction in sensor devices and systems
AssigneeInfineon Technologies AG
InventorUDO AUSSERLECHNER
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AssigneeInfineon Technologies AG
InventorUDO AUSSERLECHNER
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Embodiments relate to systems and methods for reducing errors in sensor devices and systems. In embodiments, the sensor devices comprise magnetic field sensor devices, such as ordinary or vertical Hall sensor devices, and the error to be reduced is a residual offset error, though in other embodiments other sensor devices can be used and/or other types of errors can be targeted for reduction or elimination. In one embodiment, at least two such sensor devices not electrically coupled with one another are sequentially operated in a spinning current-type mode such that an individual output signal from each of the at least two sensor devices is obtained. A total output signal can then be calculated, such as by averaging or otherwise combining the individual output signals from each sensor device.
A sensor system comprising:
A method of operating a sensor system comprising a plurality of sensor devices arranged proximate one another such that each of the plurality of sensor devices is configured to sense essentially the same condition, each sensor device comprising a plurality of terminals, comprising:
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