Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus for sensor diagnostics including programmable self-test signals
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Application No.: US14578813Application Date: 2014-12-22
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Publication No.: US09910088B2Publication Date: 2018-03-06
- Inventor: Shaun D. Milano , Georges El Bacha , Michael C. Doogue , William P. Taylor
- Applicant: ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MA Worcester
- Assignee: ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS, LLC
- Current Assignee: ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Worcester
- Agency: Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP
- Main IPC: G01B7/30
- IPC: G01B7/30 ; G01R27/02 ; G01R31/02 ; G01R31/28 ; G01R33/00 ; G01R31/3187 ; G01R33/02 ; G01R33/07 ; G01R33/09 ; G01R35/00
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus to provide an integrated circuit having a magnetic sensing element and fault detection module coupled to the sensing element, the fault detection module including circuitry to detect a fault condition and to self-test operation of the circuitry for detecting the fault condition. In illustrative embodiments, a fault pin indicates the fault condition.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150185279A1 Methods and Apparatus for Sensor Diagnostics Including Programmable Self-Test Signals Public/Granted day:2015-07-02
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