| 摘要 |
Embodiments relate to multi-contact sensor devices and operating methods thereof that can reduce or eliminate offset error. In embodiments, sensor devices can comprise three or more contacts, and multiple sensor devices can be combined. The sensor devices can comprise Hall sensor devices, such as vertical Hall devices, or other sensor types. Operating modes can be implemented for the multi-contact sensor devices which offer significant modifications of and improvements over conventional spinning current principles. In a first operating mode, the sensor is supplied with the same input current in all operating phases, with the output voltages of all operating cycles sensed and processed. In another operating mode, the sensor device is supplied with the same input voltage in all operating phases, the sense terminals are forced to constant potentials, and the currents flowing into or out of the sense terminals are sensed and processed. |
