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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 19, 2023
Applicant:

Allegro Microsystems, Llc, Manchester, NH (US);

Inventors:

Matthew Hein, Dallas, TX (US);

Michael C. Doogue, Bedford, NH (US);

William P. Taylor, Amherst, NH (US);

Assignee:

Allegro MicroSystems, LLC, Manchester, NH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 15/04 (2006.01); G01R 15/20 (2006.01); G01R 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 15/20 (2013.01); G01R 15/04 (2013.01); G01R 35/005 (2013.01);
Abstract

A sensor integrated circuit configured to generate a sensor output current indicative of a sensed parameter includes a power connection to receive a supply voltage, a ground connection, a sensing circuit configured to generate a parameter current proportional to the sensed parameter, and an output connection at which the sensor output current is provided. An output current calibration circuit is configured to determine an offset current that corresponds to a bias voltage at the output connection equal to a fixed percentage of the supply voltage when the parameter current is substantially zero. The sensor output current is provided as a combination of the parameter current and the offset current.


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