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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
May. 19, 2012
Davy J. Figaro, Sebastopol, CA (US);
Joseph F. Miller, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Andrew T. Taylor, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
George Hsu, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Davy J. Figaro, Sebastopol, CA (US);
Joseph F. Miller, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Andrew T. Taylor, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
George Hsu, Boca Raton, FL (US);
PNI Sensor Corporation, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses, methods and systems of a magnetic sensor self-characterizing its magnetic properties are disclosed. One embodiment of the magnetic sensor apparatus includes a magnetic sensor and a current source for applying a current to the magnetic sensor. The magnetic sensor apparatus further includes control circuitry configured to control the current source, and characterize a magnetic property of the magnetic sensor based on the applied current. One method of a magnetic sensor self-characterizing its magnetic properties includes applying, by the magnetic sensor, an electrical signal, and characterizing a magnetic property of the magnetic sensor based on the applied electrical signal.