Vertical hall sensor
US8164149B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 23, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/077
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vertical Hall sensor which is integrated in a semiconductor chip has at least 6 electric contacts which are arranged along a straight line on the surface of the semiconductor chip. The electric contacts are wired according to a predetermined rule, namely such that when the contacts are numbered through continuously and repeatedly with the numerals 1, 2, 3 and 4 starting from one of the two outermost contacts, the contacts to which the same numeral is assigned are electrically connected with each other.
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