Magnetoresistive magnetic field sensor divided into a plurality of subelements which are arrayed spatially in series but are connected electrically in parallel
US5552706A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 27, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/09
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A magnetoresistive magnetic field sensor with a very long active region and a transduction signal of adequate power is achieved without the need to substantially increase voltage or current densities. The sensor is subdivided into multiple sub-elements which are connected in parallel. The transduction signal is produced from the sum of the changes in voltage across each of the sub-elements.
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