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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2006
Cam and crank sensor with current limiting open collector output for conducted emissions improvement
Applicants:
Steven D. Foster, Rockford, IL (US);
Jason M. Chilcote, Frisco, TX (US);
John A. Modica, Lena, IL (US);
Inventors:
Steven D. Foster, Rockford, IL (US);
Jason M. Chilcote, Frisco, TX (US);
John A. Modica, Lena, IL (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sensor apparatus and method include a sensor configured on an integrated circuit, which includes a current limiting open collector output stage configured in association with the integrated circuit. The current limiting open collector output stage reduces a fall time and a di/dt associated with an output signal of the sensor and a ringing produced thereof in order to improve EMC and conducted emissions required of the sensor.