Magnetic field sensors and methods using mixing in a magnetoresistance element
US10078117B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/093
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A magnetic field sensor and an associated method use one or more magnetoresistance elements driven with an AC mixing current and experiencing an AC mixing magnetic field to generate a DC voltage signal or a DC voltage signal component related to a slope of a transfer curve of the one or more magnetoresistance elements.
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