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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
May. 04, 2015
Benoit Alcouffe, Tournefeuille, FR;
Sebastien Abaziou, Toulouse, FR;
Roberto Velazquez, Chandler, AZ (US);
Benoit Alcouffe, Tournefeuille, FR;
Sebastien Abaziou, Toulouse, FR;
Roberto Velazquez, Chandler, AZ (US);
NXP USA, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A sensor circuit, including at least a first sensor arranged to selectively receive a first test current; a first digital-to-analog converter, DAC, arranged to receive a first signal from the first sensor and output a first compensation signal in response thereto; a second DAC arranged to receive a second signal from a second sensor and output a second compensation signal in response thereto; and a controller operably coupled to the first and second DACs and operable to determine from at least one of: the first compensation signal and second compensation signal whether a short condition exists between the first sensor and the second sensor.