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Circuitry, sensor system, method of generating a voltage, and method of operating a sensor system

US10816642B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Infineon Technologies AG · DE

Inventors

Ketan Dewan · Unterhaching, DE
Reinhard Kussian · Klagenfurt, AT
Juergen Schaefer · Oberhaching, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 19, 2018
Grant date	Oct 27, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 2, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S13/931
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In various embodiments, a circuitry configured to generate a voltage is provided. The circuitry may include a sequence generator configured to provide a sequence of data words consisting of bits. The number of bits is greater than two. The circuitry may further include a delta-sigma modulator configured to receive the sequence of data words provided by the sequence generator and to provide a delta-sigma modulated first single bit data stream at a first data rate, and a decimation filter configured to generate a stream of decimated data words from the first single bit data stream at a second data rate. The second data rate may be smaller than the first data rate, each decimated data word including a plurality of bits. The circuitry may further include a parallel-to-serial converter configured to convert the decimated data words to a second single bit data stream while preserving the second data rate.

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