Electronic circuit, integrated circuit, and magnetic field detection device and electronic device including the same

US8963539B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8963539-B2
Application numberUS-201213404291-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 24, 2012
Priority dateFeb 24, 2011
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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An electronic circuit for detecting magnetism includes: a detection unit in which at least three detection blocks including at least one magnetic field detection element are arranged, wherein by selecting first and second detection blocks from among the at least three detection blocks based on a detection target object, a distance between the first and second detection blocks becomes a distance suitable for the detected target object; a control unit configured to select the first and second detection blocks; and a switching unit configured to connect the selected first and second detection blocks to an output of the electronic circuit based on a control operation of the control unit.

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What is claimed is: 1. An electronic circuit for detecting magnetism of a detection target object, comprising: a detection unit in which at least three detection blocks, each including four magnetic field detection elements arranged in two rows and two columns, are arranged in a straight line; a control unit configured to select first and second detection blocks from among the at least three detection blocks based on the detection target object; a switching unit configured to…

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What does patent US8963539B2 cover?
An electronic circuit for detecting magnetism includes: a detection unit in which at least three detection blocks including at least one magnetic field detection element are arranged, wherein by selecting first and second detection blocks from among the at least three detection blocks based on a detection target object, a distance between the first and second detection blocks becomes a distance…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kitade Tetsuya, Yano Shinji, Rohm Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G01R33/0029. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 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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