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Methods of manufacturing a magnetic field sensor

US9362491B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 30, 2015
Grant dateJun 7, 2016
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Expiry dateNov 30, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10N59/00
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A semiconductor process integrates three bridge circuits, each include magnetoresistive sensors coupled as a Wheatstone bridge on a single chip to sense a magnetic field in three orthogonal directions. The process includes various deposition and etch steps forming the magnetoresistive sensors and a plurality of flux guides on one of the three bridge circuits for transferring a “Z” axis magnetic field onto sensors orientated in the XY plane.

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