MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SENSOR DEVICE WITH IMPROVED POWER CONSUMPTION

    公开(公告)号:US20240201717A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-20

    申请号:US18509105

    申请日:2023-11-14

    CPC classification number: G05F1/46 G01D11/00

    Abstract: A microelectromechanical sensor device has a detection structure and an associated electronic circuitry; the electronic circuitry receives, when the microelectromechanical sensor device is powered, an external power supply voltage and is provided with a voltage regulator which generates a regulated voltage having a different value from the external power supply voltage and at least one voltage domain powered by the regulated voltage. The electronic circuitry has a power supply management core, always powered by the external power supply voltage and controlling the voltage regulator to interrupt power supply to the voltage domain and implement a first power-down condition of the microelectromechanical sensor device.

    MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SENSOR DEVICE WITH IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF A POWER-DOWN CONDITION

    公开(公告)号:US20240200980A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-20

    申请号:US18512936

    申请日:2023-11-17

    CPC classification number: G01D3/036 B81B7/008 G05F1/46 B81B2207/03

    Abstract: A microelectromechanical sensor device has a detection structure and an associated electronic circuitry, configured to receive, when the device is powered, an external power supply voltage and provided with a voltage regulator generating a regulated voltage and with at least one voltage domain powered by the regulated voltage. The electronic circuitry has a power supply management core, always powered by the external power supply voltage and which controls the voltage regulator to selectively interrupt the power supply of the voltage domain to implement: a first power-down condition wherein the voltage regulator is disabled; and a second power-down condition wherein the voltage regulator is enabled to power the aforementioned voltage domain through the regulated voltage, the first and the second power-down conditions being associated with absence of data acquisition and/or processing by the sensor device. The power supply management core automatically enables the first or second power-down condition upon a first power-on of the sensor device, as a function of a configuration signal, programmable, for example, during a factory calibration step.

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