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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2023
Pragmatic Semiconductor Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Mossaab Daiki, Cambridge, GB;
Pragmatic Semiconductor Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Abstract
A sensor system configured to provide an indication of a sensed parameter, the sensor system comprising: a reader comprising a reader antenna configured to transmit a carrier signal; a tag comprising: a tag antenna configured to receive the carrier signal; power harvesting circuitry coupled to the tag antenna and configured to produce an operating voltage from the receiver carrier signal; the voltage-controlled oscillator, VCO, circuitry coupled to the power harvesting circuitry and configured to receive the operating voltage therefrom, wherein the VCO circuitry comprises a VCO configured to generate an output signal having a frequency which varies based on the sensed parameter, and wherein the VCO circuitry is configured to modulate an impedance of the tag antenna according to a timing parameter selected based on the frequency of the output signal from the VCO; a controller coupled to the reader antenna and configured to: (i) identify an indication of the timing parameter of the impedance modulation of the tag antenna based on detected changes in the reader antenna impedance, and (ii) determine an indication of the sensed parameter based on the identified indication of the timing parameter.