Abstract: Compensation coil functionality and flip coil functionality are combined into a single combination coil that is placed under an angle ? with respect to the length direction of a magneto-resistive sensor element. The angle ? substantially deviates from 0° and 90°. This configuration enables to reduce the width of the current line of the planar combination coil, to reduce the effective threshold for sensor element switching, and to include features to simplify a 2D sensor design.

Abstract: A device comprises a first part (1) which has user input means (10) and comprising a three-degrees-of-freedom orientation sensing system (11) for determining a three-degrees-of-freedom orientation (01) of the first part (1) with respect to a reference coordinate frame (XYZ) defined by the earths gravity field (Fg) and magnetic field (Fm). A second part (2) comprises a display (20) for displaying orientation information (OI) on a three-degrees-of-freedom orientation (02) of the second part (2), and sensing means (21) for sensing an one-degree-of-freedom or a two-degrees-of-freedom orientation of the second part (2).

Abstract: Devices comprising sensor arrangements for providing first field information defining at least parts of first fields and for providing second field information defining at least parts of second fields are provided with updaters for updating parameters of the first and/or second fields via criterion-dependent iterations, to become more reliable and user friendly. The fields may be earth gravitational fields and/or earth magnetic fields and/or further fields. The parameters comprise magnitudes of the fields and dot products of the fields. The criterion-dependent iterations comprise magnitude functions and dot product functions. The magnitude functions define new magnitudes being functions of old magnitudes and of updated magnitudes and the dot product functions define new dot products being functions of old dot products and of updated dot products.

Abstract: A device (1) comprising a sensor module (2) with a package (3) is produced at reduced costs by providing the package (3) with two or more substrates (4,5) each with a functional layer (14,15), at least one sensor (24,25) such as a magnetometer and/or an accelerometer being located in at least one functional layer (14,15), and by providing the package (3) with a system comprising solder bumps (7-12) for aligning the functional layers (14,15).

Abstract: Compensation coil functionality and flip coil functionality are combined into a single combination coil that is placed under an angle ? with respect to the length direction of a magneto-resistive sensor element. The angle ? substantially deviates from 0° and 90°. This configuration enables to reduce the width of the current line of the planar combination coil, to reduce the effective threshold for sensor element switching, and to include features to simplify a 2D sensor design.

Abstract: A device comprises a first part (1) which has user input means (10) and comprising a three-degrees-of-freedom orientation sensing system (11) for determining a three-degrees-of-freedom orientation (01) of the first part (1) with respect to a reference coordinate frame (XYZ) defined by the earths gravity field (Fg) and magnetic field (Fm). A second part (2) comprises a display (20) for displaying orientation information (OI) on a three-degrees-of-freedom orientation (02) of the second part (2), and sensing means (21) for sensing an one-degree-of-freedom or a two-degrees-of-freedom orientation of the second part (2).

Abstract: A device (1) comprising a sensor module (2) with a package (3) is produced at reduced costs by providing the package (3) with two or more substrates (4,5) each with a functional layer (14,15), at least one sensor (24,25) such as a magnetometer and/or an accelerometer being located in at least one functional layer (14,15), and by providing the package (3) with a system comprising solder bumps (7-12) for aligning the functional layers (14,15).