Magnetic field sensor with double wheatstone bridge having magneto-resistive elements
US6100686A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2005/3996
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A magnetic field sensor has a substrate on which a plurality of resistive elements form a double Wheatstone bridge circuit, at least one of the resistive elements in each bridge having a magneto-resistive characteristic. The two bridges are identical except in that, if a given magneto-resistive element in a given branch in one bridge has a positive output polarity, then the corresponding magneto-resistive element in the same branch in the other bridge will have a negative output polarity. By adding the output signals of the two Wheatstone bridges a zero-point offset of the sensor can be determined and eliminated. There is no need to employ the so-called flipping technique employed for that purpose in conventional sensors, which requires increased power consumption.
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