Sensing a field with a sensor that includes bias resetting of an active device of the sensor

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8749231
APP PUB NO 20130009635A1
SERIAL NO

13175991

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Apparatuses, methods and systems of sensor sampling of a field are disclosed. One apparatus includes a magnetometer that includes a sensor responsive to an applied field. Embodiments of the sensor include an active device and oscillator circuitry, wherein the sensor generates an output signal having a frequency that is dependent on the applied field. The magnetometer further includes a bias reset controller for resetting a bias of the active device and a sampler for sampling the output signal. Further, a reset-rate of the resetting of the bias of the active device is high enough to influence 1/f noise generated by the active device.

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PNI SENSOR CORPORATION2331 CIRCADIAN WAY SANTA ROSA CA 95407

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Miller, Joseph Santa Rosa, US 82 1073
Taylor, Andrew T Santa Rosa, US 10 135

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