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- Patent Title: Method of measuring a physical parameter and electronic interface circuit for a capacitive sensor for implementing the same
- Patent Title (中): 测量电容传感器的物理参数和电子接口电路的实现方法
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Application No.: US13867722Application Date: 2013-04-22
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Publication No.: US09110113B2Publication Date: 2015-08-18
- Inventor: Sylvain Grosjean , Christophe Entringer
- Applicant: EM MICROELECTRONIC-MARIN SA
- Applicant Address: CH Marin
- Assignee: EM MICROELECTRONICS-MARIN SA
- Current Assignee: EM MICROELECTRONICS-MARIN SA
- Current Assignee Address: CH Marin
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: EP12167469 20120510
- Main IPC: G01R27/26
- IPC: G01R27/26 ; G01D5/241

Abstract:
A physical parameter is measured via an electronic circuit connected to a two capacitor sensor. The circuit includes an amplifier connected to the common capacitor electrode, a logic unit for digital processing amplifier data and supplying a digital measuring signal, a digital-analog converter for supplying a measuring voltage based on the digital measuring signal, a switching unit for alternately supplying the measuring voltage to the first and second fixed capacitor electrodes, and a regulated voltage for negative biasing or a low voltage for positive biasing from a voltage supply source. A first phase consists in biasing the first fixed electrode with the measuring voltage from first binary word and reference voltage, and the second fixed electrode with low voltage, and a second phase consists in biasing the second fixed electrode with measuring voltage from second binary word, which is reverse of the first binary word, and the reference voltage.
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