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Magnetic sensor
US8941378B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8941378-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213708243-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2012 |
| Priority date | Mar 14, 2012 |
| Publication date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
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A magnetic sensor includes a plurality of magnetoresistive elements that are formed by stacking a magnetic layer and a non-magnetic layer on a substrate and that exhibit a magnetoresistive effect and a soft magnetic member that converts a vertical magnetic field component into a horizontal magnetic field component. The soft magnetic member is formed of a plurality of first and second soft magnetic portions respectively extending in an X1-X2 direction and a Y1-Y2 direction, combined together in the shape of a lattice. The magnetoresistive elements have a sensitivity direction in the Y2 direction and include a magnetoresistive element located on a Y1 side portion side of the first soft magnetic portion and a magnetoresistive element located on a Y2 side portion side of the first soft magnetic portion, respectively receiving horizontal magnetic field components from the Y1 direction and Y2 direction.
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What is claimed is: 1. A magnetic sensor, comprising: a magnetoresistive element that is formed by stacking a magnetic layer and a non-magnetic layer on a substrate and that exhibits a magnetoresistive effect; and a soft magnetic member that converts a vertical magnetic field component input from the outside from a direction perpendicular to the substrate into a horizontal magnetic field component in a direction along the substrate and that provides the horizontal magnetic field…
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- What does patent US8941378B2 cover?
- A magnetic sensor includes a plurality of magnetoresistive elements that are formed by stacking a magnetic layer and a non-magnetic layer on a substrate and that exhibit a magnetoresistive effect and a soft magnetic member that converts a vertical magnetic field component into a horizontal magnetic field component. The soft magnetic member is formed of a plurality of first and second soft magne…
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- Alps Electric Co Ltd
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- Primary CPC classification G01R33/18. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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