A position sensor for determining the position of a conductive target which is part of the position sensor, the position sensor comprising: - at least one transmit coil, - a first, second and third receive coil enclosed by the transmit coil, wherein each receive coil (110, 120, 130) has a predefined electrical period which is the same for each receive coil and wherein each receive coil (110, 120, 130) comprises a first conductive strand (110A, 120A, 130A) and a second conductive strand (110B, 120B, 130B) wherein, - the conductive target which overlaps the receive coils, - an integrated circuit which is configured for exciting the transmit coil, thus inducing signals on the receive coils, and for reading the signals from the receive coils (110, 120, 130) or a combination of the signals, and for processing these signals characterized in that the position sensor is configured for removing a common mode signal from these signals and characterized in that for an angular position sensor, the complete first strand of a receive coil is obtained from a single conversion of a defined, substantially sinusoidal primitive function to polar coordinates given the electrical period, and characterized in that, for a linear position sensor, the complete first strand is obtained from a single conversion of the primitive function given the electrical period, and wherein the primitive function of the second strand is the primitive function of the first strand shifted over 180°, and wherein both strands are electrically connected so that a continuous coil is formed with two open ends, and wherein the primitive function of a strand of the second receive coil is the primitive function of a corresponding strand of the first receive coil shifted over 120°, and wherein the primitive function of a strand of the third receive coil is the primitive function of the corresponding strand of the first receive coil shifted over 240°, the complete first strand of each receive coil is obtained from a single conversion of the substantially sinusoidal primitive function given the electrical period and characterized in that for an angular position sensor the conductive target is a circular target with N protrusions, with N a natural number, or a half moon target, and characterized in that for a linear position sensor the conductive target is a conductive plate. - at least one transmit coil, - a first, second and third receive coil enclosed by the transmit coil, wherein each receive coil (110, 120, 130) has a predefined electrical period which is the same for each receive coil and wherein each receive coil (110, 120, 130) comprises a first conductive strand (110A, 120A, 130A) and a second conductive strand (110B, 120B, 130B) wherein, - the conductive target which overlaps the receive coils, - an integrated circuit which is configured for exciting the transmit coil, thus inducing signals on the receive coils, and for reading the signals from the receive coils (110, 120, 130) or a combination of the signals, and for processing these signals characterized in that the position sensor is configured for removing a common mode signal from these signals and characterized in that for an angular position sensor, the complete first strand of a receive coil is obtained from a single conversion of a defined, substantially sinusoidal primitive function to polar coordinates given the electrical period, and characterized in that, for a linear position sensor, the complete first strand is obtained from a single conversion of the primitive function given the electrical period, and wherein the primitive function of the second strand is the primitive function of the first strand shifted over 180°, and wherein both strands are electrically connected so that a continuous coil is formed with two open ends, and wherein the primitive function of a strand of the second receive coil is the primitive function of a corresponding strand of the first receive coil shifted over 120°, and wherein the primitive function of a strand of the third receive coil is the primitive function of the corresponding strand of the first receive coil shifted over 240°, the complete first strand of each receive coil is obtained from a single conversion of the substantially sinusoidal primitive function given the electrical period and characterized in that for an angular position sensor the conductive target is a circular target with N protrusions, with N a natural number, or a half moon target, and characterized in that for a linear position sensor the conductive target is a conductive plate.