Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sensor device and a method of current modulation switching using a two-wire current interface
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Application No.: US15978505Application Date: 2018-05-14
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Publication No.: US10697802B2Publication Date: 2020-06-30
- Inventor: Lorenzo Coceani , Bernhard Forster
- Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
- Applicant Address: DE
- Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
- Current Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
- Current Assignee Address: DE
- Agency: Design IP
- Main IPC: G01D5/244
- IPC: G01D5/244 ; G01K1/00

Abstract:
A sensor device includes a two-pin current interface including an input pin configured to draw an input current and an output pin configured to output an output current, a sensor configured to generate a measurement signal, and a current modulator configured to generate a current pulse as the output current such that the output current toggles between at least two main current states based on the measurement signal. The current modulator is configured to modulate the output current such that the output current is increased, to a first current level greater than the at least two main current states, at an initial phase of the current pulse for a first duration, and to modulate the output current such that the output current is decreased, to a second level less than the at least two main current states, at a terminal phase of the current pulse for a second duration.
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