Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sensor control circuit and sensor
- Patent Title (中): 传感器控制电路和传感器
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Application No.: US13012322Application Date: 2011-01-24
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Publication No.: US08573842B2Publication Date: 2013-11-05
- Inventor: Zhenhua Shao , Christopher Lee Keller , Masataka Ito , Dongdong Wang
- Applicant: Zhenhua Shao , Christopher Lee Keller , Masataka Ito , Dongdong Wang
- Applicant Address: JP Ogaki-shi
- Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Ogaki-shi
- Agency: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Main IPC: G01K7/16
- IPC: G01K7/16 ; G01K7/34 ; G01N25/12

Abstract:
A sensor control circuit for controlling a sensor unit for measuring a physical value includes a timing controller which selects periodically one or more sensor units among multiple sensor units and converts an output signal from the sensor unit to a continuous serial input signal, an oscillator which receives the serial input signal input by the controller and outputs a frequency signal corresponding to the output signal detected by the sensor unit, a counter which counts for a predetermined duration a number of pulses of the frequency signal output from the oscillator, a data converter which converts the number of pulses to voltage data and outputs the data, and an RLC selector which inputs to the converter information indicating a characteristic value on which the number of pulses is based. The characteristic value is resistance, inductance or electrostatic capacitance. The sensor units measure physical values, respectively.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110234299A1 SENSOR CONTROL CIRCUIT AND SENSOR Public/Granted day:2011-09-29
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