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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Diodes Incorporated, Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Wen-Chia Yang, Hsinchu, TW;
Khagendra Thapa, Plano, TX (US);
Ying-Tang Cho, Zhu-Bei, TW;
Ching-Yuh Tsay, Plano, TX (US);
Richard Robinson, Cheshire, GB;
Assignee:
Diodes Incorporated, Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/66 (2006.01); G01R 33/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/66 (2013.01); G01R 33/07 (2013.01); H03K 2217/0036 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor device comprises a sensor element for measuring a stimulus and generating a corresponding signal, an ADC for convert the signal to a multi-bit digital signal, a memory unit for storing the digital signal, and a timing unit for switching off the sensor element when the ADC is converting the signal and for switching off the ADC after the digital signal is stored in the memory.