发明申请
- 专利标题: Magnetic Field Sensor with Improved Differentiation Between a Sensed Magnetic Field Signal and a Noise Signal
- 专利标题(中): 磁场传感器与传感磁场信号与噪声信号之间的差异化
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申请号: US12845115申请日: 2010-07-28
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公开(公告)号: US20120025817A1公开(公告)日: 2012-02-02
- 发明人: Hernan D. Romero , Gerardo Monreal
- 申请人: Hernan D. Romero , Gerardo Monreal
- 申请人地址: US MA Worcester
- 专利权人: Allegro Microsystems, Inc.
- 当前专利权人: Allegro Microsystems, Inc.
- 当前专利权人地址: US MA Worcester
- 主分类号: G01R33/06
- IPC分类号: G01R33/06
摘要:
A magnetic field sensor includes a Hall element configured to generate a Hall element output signal in response to a magnetic field, the Hall element output signal comprising a magnetic field signal component and an offset signal component. The magnetic field sensor also includes a Hall element modulation circuit coupled to receive the Hall element output signal and configured to generate a modulation circuit output signal. The Hall element modulation circuit is modulated with a modulation signal having a changing modulation frequency that changes between a minimum frequency and a maximum frequency.