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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2021
Allegro Microsystems, Llc, Manchester, NH (US);
David J. Haas, Concord, NH (US);
Hernán D. Romero, Buenos Aires, AR;
Allegro MicroSystems, LLC, Manchester, NH (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for use in a sensor, the method comprising: selecting a switching cycle for the sensor; transitioning the sensor into a state in which at least one component of the sensor is periodically turned on and off in accordance with the switching cycle; sampling an analog signal to generate a sampled signal, the analog signal being generated by at least one sensing element, the analog signal being sampled only during periods in which the at least one component of the sensor is turned on; and generating an output signal based, at least in part, on the sampled signal and outputting the output signal.