公开(公告)号：US20240142273A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-02

申请号：US18488153

申请日：2023-10-17

Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG

Inventor： Richard HEINZ ,  Stephan LEISENHEIMER

IPC: G01D5/14

CPC classification number: G01D5/14 ,  G01D2205/18

Abstract: Described herein is a magnetic-field-based position determination device including a sensor device with at least two magnetic field sensors arranged spaced apart from each other by a distance and with a magnet movable relative to the sensor device. Each of the two magnetic field sensors is configured to measure the magnetic field emanating from the magnet in at least a first spatial direction and a different second spatial direction and, based thereon, to determine a magnetic field vector angle, respectively, wherein the first magnetic field sensor determines a first magnetic field vector angle, and wherein the second magnetic field sensor determines a second magnetic field vector angle. The sensor device is configured to determine the current position of the magnet relative to the sensor device based on the determined magnetic field vector angles and the distance of the two magnetic field sensors from each other.

公开(公告)号：US20230035123A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-02

申请号：US17875933

申请日：2022-07-28

Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG

Inventor： Stephan LEISENHEIMER ,  Richard HEINZ ,  Hans-Joerg WAGNER ,  Markus KAMMERSBERGER

IPC: B81B7/00 ,  B81C1/00

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sensor chip, including a semiconductor substrate, a first sensor circuit monolithically integrated into the semiconductor substrate, at least one second sensor circuit monolithically integrated into the semiconductor substrate, wherein the first and second integrated sensor circuits are embodied identically.

公开(公告)号：US20220373359A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-24

申请号：US17658032

申请日：2022-04-05

Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG

Inventor： Joo Il PARK ,  Richard HEINZ ,  Hyun Jeong KIM ,  Sehwan KIM ,  Stephan LEISENHEIMER ,  Severin NEUNER

IPC: G01D5/14

Abstract: Implementations relate to a sensor assembly for determining rotation about an axis and linear movement parallel to the axis. The sensor assembly comprises a magnetic structure comprising a north pole radially displaced from the axis and a south pole radially displaced from the axis and opposite to the north pole. The north pole and the south pole of the magnet extend radially into the direction of the axis at an axial end of the sensor assembly. The sensor assembly further comprises at least one sensor element sensitive to magnetic fields radially between the north pole and the south pole.

公开(公告)号：US20230037205A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-02

申请号：US17864805

申请日：2022-07-14

Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG

Inventor： Joo II PARK ,  Richard HEINZ ,  Hyun Jeong KIM ,  Stephan LEISENHEIMER ,  Severin NEUNER

IPC: G01D5/14 ,  G01D18/00

Abstract: A method for determining a rotation angle of a magnet includes measuring a 3D magnetic field vector of a magnetic field generated by the magnet, wherein the 3D magnetic field vector describes at least a part of an ellipse in 3D space during a rotational movement of the magnet. The method further includes mapping the measured 3D magnetic field vector to a 2D vector based on a compensation mapping, wherein the compensation mapping is configured to map the ellipse in 3D space to a circle in 2D space. The method further includes determining the rotation angle of the magnet based on the 2D vector.

公开(公告)号：US20220196379A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-23

申请号：US17550246

申请日：2021-12-14

Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG

Inventor： Richard HEINZ ,  Andrea HEINZ ,  Stephan LEISENHEIMER

IPC: G01B7/30 ,  G01D5/14 ,  G01D5/16 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G06N3/04

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment relates to a device for training a neural network for determining a rotation angle of an object. The device is configured to receive system data via a sensor system for measuring a magnetic field in order to determine the rotation angle. The device is also configured to generate error data which includes at least one deviation of the system data from a target state of the sensor system or the strength of the components of a superimposed external magnetic field. Furthermore, the device is configured to create training data using the system data and the error data and to train the neural network using the training data.

公开(公告)号：US20220146603A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-12

申请号：US17582414

申请日：2022-01-24

Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG

Inventor： Stephan LEISENHEIMER

IPC: G01R33/07 ,  G01R15/20 ,  G01R33/09 ,  H01L25/065 ,  H01L25/18

Abstract: Transistor devices are provided. In some example implementations, a magnetic field sensor chip is fitted on a load electrode of a transistor chip. In other example implementations, two magnetic field sensors are arranged on a load electrode of a transistor chip in such a way that they measure different effective magnetic fields in the event of current flow through the transistor chip.

公开(公告)号：US20210180988A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-17

申请号：US16717568

申请日：2019-12-17

Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG

Inventor： Stephan LEISENHEIMER ,  Richard HEINZ ,  Sigmund ZARUBA

IPC: G01D5/14 ,  G01B7/30

Abstract: A control stick may include a magnet and a three-dimensional (3D) magnetic sensor. The 3D magnetic sensor may determine a twist angle of a handle of the control stick based on a strength of a magnetic field at the 3D magnetic sensor. A twisting of the handle may modify an air gap between the 3D magnetic sensor and the magnet. The strength of the magnetic field may be based on strengths of first, second, and third magnetic field components. The 3D magnetic sensor may determine a tilt angle of the handle based on a ratio of the strength of the first magnetic field component to the strength of the third magnetic field component. A tilting of the handle in a direction corresponding to the first magnetic field component may modify the ratio of the strength of the first magnetic field component to the strength of the third magnetic field component.

公开(公告)号：US20210055130A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-25

申请号：US16544027

申请日：2019-08-19

Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG

Inventor： Stephan LEISENHEIMER ,  Richard HEINZ

IPC: G01D5/14

Abstract: A magnetic angle sensor includes a semiconductor chip that includes: a pair of vertical Hall sensor elements configured to generate vertical Hall sensor signals in response to a magnetic field impinging thereon; a first pair of lateral Hall sensor elements configured to generate first lateral Hall sensor signals in response to the magnetic field impinging thereon; a second pair of lateral Hall sensor elements configured to generate second lateral Hall sensor signals in response to the magnetic field impinging thereon; and a sensor circuit configured to: determine a first angle value corresponding to an orientation of the magnetic field based on the vertical Hall sensor signals, determine a second angle value corresponding to the orientation of the magnetic field based on the first and the second lateral Hall sensor signals, and determine whether the first and the second angle values are within an acceptable tolerance range of each other.

公开(公告)号：US20250004977A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-02

申请号：US18449524

申请日：2023-08-14

Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG

Inventor： Stephan LEISENHEIMER ,  Catalina-Petruta JUGLAN ,  Richard HEINZ

IPC: G06F13/42 ,  G06F13/40

Abstract: A device is configured with a plurality of device addresses and a plurality of dedicated device configurations, with each device address being associated with one dedicated device configuration. The device includes an inter-integrated circuit (I2C) communication interface configured to receive a serial data line (SDA) signal that includes an address frame that identifies a target device for communication with a master device and a dedicated device configuration of the target device. The device includes a processing circuit configured to decode the address frame to identify the target device. Based on the device being the target device, the processing circuit is configured to decode the address frame to identify the dedicated device configuration corresponding to one dedicated device configuration of the plurality of dedicated device configurations of the device, and the processing circuit is configured to configure the device according to the dedicated device configuration identified based on the address frame.

公开(公告)号：US20240247926A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-25

申请号：US18419050

申请日：2024-01-22

Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG

Inventor： Joo Il PARK ,  Richard HEINZ ,  Stephan LEISENHEIMER ,  Severin NEUNER ,  Hyun Jeong KIM

IPC: G01B7/30 ,  G01D5/14 ,  G01D5/16

CPC classification number: G01B7/30 ,  G01D5/145 ,  G01D5/16

Abstract: A magnetic angle switch circuit including a magnetic sensor circuit configured to determine a sensor signal indicative of an angle of a magnetic field; and a switch circuit configured to compare the sensor signal against a threshold signal indicative of a predefined angular threshold, and output a binary signal indicative of whether the angle of the magnetic field exceeds or falls below the predefined angular threshold.