A wearable audio device with an electro-acoustic transducer for creating audio output, the electro-acoustic transducer comprising a transducer magnet that produces a transducer magnetic field, a magnetic field sensor spaced from the electro-acoustic transducer and constructed and arranged to sense the Earth's magnetic field, and a magnetic shield comprising a material with high magnetic permeability. The shield is configured to intercept at least some of the transducer magnetic field before it reaches the magnetic field sensor.

A magnetic sensor comprises a sensor package and a magnet. The sensor package includes a plurality of lead frames, a magnetic sensor element, and an encapsulation. The plurality of lead frames include a first outer lead and a second outer lead. The first outer lead has a first body and a first protrusion. The second outer lead has a second body and a second protrusion. The magnet includes a magnet body, a first restricting portion, a second restricting portion, a first receiving portion, and a second receiving portion.

According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a sensor part, a first circuit, and a second circuit. The sensor part includes a magnetic element part, first and second conductive members. The magnetic element part includes first to fourth magnetic elements. The first conductive member includes first to third conductive portions, and first and second middle portions. The second conductive member includes fourth to sixth conductive portions, and third and fourth middle portions. The first circuit is electrically connected to the third and sixth conductive portions. The first circuit is configured to supply a first current between the third and sixth conductive portions. The second circuit is electrically connected to a first connection point and a second connection point. The second circuit is electrically connected to first and second connection points. The second circuit is configured to supply a second current between the first and second connection points.

A device (10) for detecting electrically conducting objects to be measured in a ground is provided, including a housing (21), a solenoid unit (34) situated in the housing (21), which includes a transmitter coil unit (38) and a receiver coil unit (39), a control unit (36), and an evaluation unit (37). A metal sheet (35) is provided in the housing (21), the solenoid unit (34) being situated on a lower side (53) of the metal sheet (35) facing the ground during the measuring operation, and the control unit (36) being situated on an upper side (54) of the metal sheet (35) facing away from the ground during the measuring operation.

The present disclosure provides a biomagnetic field sensor system for diagnostic evaluation of a cardiac condition of an individual. The biomagnetic field sensor system may comprise an array of biomagnetic field sensors configured to sense an electromagnetic field associated with a heart of the individual and generate electromagnetic field data therefrom; a computer processor coupled to the array of biomagnetic field sensors; a memory configured to store the electromagnetic field data generated by the array of biomagnetic field sensors; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with a computer program including instructions that, when executed by the computer processor, cause the computer processor to receive the electromagnetic field data, and generate a diagnostic evaluation of a cardiac condition of the individual based at least in part on an analysis of the electromagnetic field data.

Provided is a current detection device including: a first board; a second board provided above the first board in parallel to the first board; a magnetic measurement element provided between the first board and the second board; a first coil having at least one of a first wire provided on the first board or a second wire provided on the second board and having a first connection conductor connected to the first wire provided on the first board or the second wire provided on the second board; and a second coil having at least one of a third wire provided on the first board or a fourth wire provided on the second board and having a second connection conductor connected to the third wire provided on the first board or the fourth wire provided on the second board, the second coil being connected to the first coil such that magnetic fields generated in the first coil and the second coil by a current for electrically conducting the first coil and the second coil have the same direction.

Methods and systems for a rotary contactless potentiometer device, which includes one or more sensors an axially magnetized ring magnet configured to generate an asymmetric magnetic field directed toward a plurality of sensors, such as a Hall Effect sensor, with each sensor being within range of the asymmetric magnetic field. The sensors are mounted on one or more substrates, such as a printed circuit board (PCB). In examples, each sensor channel is physically and/or electrically isolated on the substrate. The sensors are arranged within range of a magnetic field, such as from a magnet rotatable about a shaft. The potentiometer device is housed in a frame to reduce stray magnetic interference.

An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a device magnet designed to magnetically couple with an accessory device magnet. The electronic device further includes a display assembly and a magnetic field sensor configured to detect the accessory device magnet, thereby providing an indication that the accessory device is covering the display assembly. The electronic device further includes a shunt assembly designed to reduce the magnitude of the magnetic field of the device magnet, as determined by the magnetic field sensor, while allowing the magnetic field from the accessory device to sufficiently reach the magnetic field sensor. As such, the magnetic field sensor can be placed near the device magnet without triggering the magnetic field sensor. The electronic device may further include a microphone. Communication between the microphone and an integrated circuit can cease based on the magnetic field sensor detecting the accessory device magnet.

A magnetic sensor module including: a plurality of sensor elements; a configurable processor configured to receive signals from the plurality of sensor elements and produce an output dependent on said signals; and an interface for communicating the output with an external system; where the configurable processor is configured to process the signals in a plurality of selectable modes.

A package and method of making a package. In one example, the package includes an at least partially electrically conductive carrier, a passive component mounted on the carrier, and an at least partially electrically conductive connection structure electrically connecting the carrier with the component and comprising spacer particles configured for spacing the carrier with regard to the component.