Capacitance measurement

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9939476
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14866036

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Embodiments of the present invention may provide a method of measuring an unknown capacitance of a device. The method may comprise the steps of driving a test signal to a circuit system that includes a current divider formed by the device with unknown capacitance and a reference capacitor; mirroring a current developed in the reference capacitor to a second circuit system that includes a measurement impedance; measuring a voltage within the second circuit system; and deriving a capacitance of the unknown capacitance based on the measured voltage with reference to a capacitance of the reference capacitor and the measurement impedance.

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ANALOG DEVICES INTERNATIONAL UNLIMITED COMPANYBAY F1 RAHEEN INDUSTRIAL ESTATE LIMERICK

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Birk, Christian Steffen Innishannon, IE 6 28
Cleary, John A Kilmallock, IE 12 167
Crols, Jan Oud-Heverlee, BE 3 6
Embrechts, Kathleen Kellel-Lo, BE 1 2
English, Eoin E Pallasgreen, IE 18 183
Lillis, Elizabeth A Athlunkard, IE 2 53
O'Connor, Padraig Aherla, IE 1 2
Pratt, Patrick Mallow, IE 52 980
Rens, Wim Schriek, BE 1 2
Sayago, Montilla David Limerick, IE 1 2

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