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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2018
Ams International Ag, Rapperswil, CH;
Matthias Steiner, Rapperswil, CH;
Thomas Froehlich, Rapperswil, CH;
AMS INTERNATIONAL AG, Rapperswil, CH;
Abstract
A sensor arrangement includes a sensor having a first terminal and a second terminal, and an amplifier having an amplifier input for applying an input signal and an amplifier output for providing an amplified input signal, the amplifier input being coupled to the second terminal. A quantizer having a quantizer input and a quantizer output is configured to provide a multi-level output signal on the basis of the amplified input signal and a feedback circuit having a feedback circuit input coupled to the quantizer output and a feedback circuit output coupled to the first terminal. The feedback circuit includes a digital-to-analog converter configured to generate an analog signal on the basis of the multi-level output signal, the analog signal being the basis of a feedback signal provided at the feedback circuit output, a feedback capacitor coupled between the feedback circuit output and an output of the digital-to-analog converter, and a voltage source coupled to the feedback circuit output.