MAGNETIC SENSOR WITH LOW ELECTRIC OFFSET
First Claim
1. A low-offset, high-sensitivity magnetic sensor device, comprising:
- a low-offset magnetic sensor;
a high-sensitivity magnetic sensor; and
an offset compensation circuit configured to;
determining a zero-crossing of a sensing field from an output of the low-offset magnetic sensor;
sample an offset value of the high-sensitivity magnetic sensor at the zero-crossing; and
subtract the offset value from an output of the high-sensitivity magnetic sensor.
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Abstract
A magnetic sensing system, including: a magnetic component proximate a movable mechanical component; and a magnetic sensor configured to determine a movement of the mechanical component based on a magnetic field produced by the magnetic component. The magnetic sensor includes: a low-offset magnetic sensing element; a high-sensitivity magnetic sensing element; and an offset compensation circuit configured to: determine a zero-crossing of a sensing field from an output of the low-offset magnetic sensing element; sample an offset value of the high-sensitivity magnetic sensing element at the zero-crossing; and subtract the offset value from an output of the high-sensitivity magnetic sensing element.
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1. A low-offset, high-sensitivity magnetic sensor device, comprising:
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a low-offset magnetic sensor; a high-sensitivity magnetic sensor; and an offset compensation circuit configured to; determining a zero-crossing of a sensing field from an output of the low-offset magnetic sensor; sample an offset value of the high-sensitivity magnetic sensor at the zero-crossing; and subtract the offset value from an output of the high-sensitivity magnetic sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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8. A method, comprising:
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detecting a sensing field using a low-offset magnetic sensor and a high-sensitivity magnetic sensor; determining a zero-crossing of the sensing field from an output of the low-offset magnetic sensor; sampling an offset value of the high-sensitivity magnetic sensor at the zero-crossing; and subtracting the offset value from an output of the high-sensitivity magnetic sensor. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A magnetic sensing system, comprising:
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a magnetic component proximate a movable mechanical component; and a magnetic sensor configured to determine a movement of the mechanical component based on a magnetic field produced by the magnetic component, the magnetic sensor comprising; a low-offset magnetic sensing element; a high-sensitivity magnetic sensing element; and an offset compensation circuit configured to; determine a zero-crossing of a sensing field from an output of the low-offset magnetic sensing element; sample an offset value of the high-sensitivity magnetic sensing element at the zero-crossing; and subtract the offset value from an output of the high-sensitivity magnetic sensing element.
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