Sensor with estimated real-time parameter data

1. A method, comprising:

receiving data at a first time from at least one sensor;

determining a parameter from the received data for the first time;

estimating the parameter for a future time based on the data for first time; and

outputting the estimated parameter for the future time to a receiving device, wherein estimating the parameter for the future time includes:

estimating a time for an IC package to process signals from the at least one sensor in the IC package;

estimating a time for the IC package to perform processing for the estimating of the parameter at the future time;

estimating a time corresponding to transmission of the estimated parameter at the future time to the receiving device; and

estimating a time for the receiving device to process the estimated parameter at the future time.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the data comprises one or more of temperature data, optical data, electrical current, position, angle and/or electromagnetic field strength.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises an inductive sensor, a magnetic field strength sensor, an optical sensor, a temperature sensor, a current sensor, an angle sensor, and/or magnetic position sensor.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises a part of an integrated circuit (IC) package.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor is connected to an integrated circuit (IC) package.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein estimating the parameter for the future time is performed by an integrated circuit (IC) package.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein outputting the estimated parameter to the receiving device is performed by the IC package.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the IC package comprises a magnetic field sensor integrated circuit (IC) package and the parameter comprises an angle position of a target at the first time, wherein the IC package is configured to determine a speed of rotation of the target.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the IC package is configured to estimate the angle position of the target at a future time based on the speed of rotation and the angle position of the target at the first time.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the IC package is configured to output the estimated angle position of the target at the future time in a communication protocol.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving device comprises an engine control unit (ECU).

12. The method according to claim 1 , further including outputting the estimated parameter in a communication protocol.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the communication protocol comprises Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI), Single-Edge Nibble Transmission (SENT), Controller Area Network (CAN bus), Low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS), I 2 C, Pulse Width Modulation (PWM), and/or ABI.

14. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the communication protocol comprises pulses to achieve a constant length for a message.

15. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the estimated parameter is transmitted in nibbles.

16. A system, comprising:

an interface to receive data at a first time from at least one sensor;

a processing module to determine a parameter from the received data for the first time, and to estimate the parameter for a future time based on the data for first time; and

an output to output the estimated parameter for the future time to a receiving device, wherein estimating the parameter for the future time includes:

an estimated time for an IC package to process signals from the at least one sensor in the IC package;

an estimated time for the IC package to perform processing for the estimating of the parameter at the future time;

an estimated time corresponding to transmission of the estimated parameter at the future time to the receiving device; and

an estimated time for the receiving device to process the estimated parameter at the future time.

17. The system according to claim 16 , wherein the data comprises one or more of temperature data, optical data, electrical current, position, angle and/or electromagnetic field strength.

18. The system according to claim 16 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises an inductive sensor, a magnetic field strength sensor, an optical sensor, a temperature sensor, a current sensor, an angle sensor, and/or magnetic position sensor.

19. The system according to claim 16 , wherein the system comprises an integrated circuit (IC) package and the at least one sensor forms part of the IC package.

20. The system according to claim 16 , wherein the system comprises an integrated circuit (IC) package and the at least one sensor is connected to the IC package.

21. The system according to claim 16 , wherein the system comprises an integrated circuit (IC) package configured to estimate the parameter for the future time.

22. The system according to claim 21 , wherein the (IC) package is configured to output the estimated parameter to the receiving device.

23. The system according to claim 22 , wherein the IC package comprises a magnetic field sensor integrated circuit (IC) package and the parameter comprises an angle position of a target at the first time, wherein the IC package is configured to determine a speed of rotation of the target.

24. The system according to claim 23 , wherein the IC package is configured to estimate the angle position of the target at a future time based on the speed of rotation and the angle position of the target at the first time.

25. The system according to claim 24 , wherein the IC package is configured to output the estimated angle position of the target at the future time in a communication protocol.

26. The system according to claim 16 , wherein the receiving device comprises an engine control unit (ECU).

27. The system according to claim 16 , wherein the system is configured to output the estimated parameter in a communication protocol.

28. The system according to claim 27 , wherein the communication protocol comprises Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI), Single-Edge Nibble Transmission (SENT), Controller Area Network (CAN bus), Low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS), I 2 C, Pulse Width Modulation (PWM), and/or ABI.

29. The system according to claim 27 , wherein the communication protocol comprises pulses to achieve a constant length for a message.

30. The system according to claim 22 , wherein the system is configured to transmit the estimated parameter in nibbles.