Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Magnetic field sensing apparatus and sensing method thereof
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Application No.: US15719586Application Date: 2017-09-29
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Publication No.: US10436857B2Publication Date: 2019-10-08
- Inventor: Fu-Te Yuan , Pei-Chun Kao , Meng-Huang Lai
- Applicant: Fu-Te Yuan , Pei-Chun Kao , Meng-Huang Lai
- Applicant Address: TW New Taipei
- Assignee: iSentek Inc.
- Current Assignee: iSentek Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: TW New Taipei
- Agency: JCIPRNET
- Priority: TW106123158A 20170711
- Main IPC: G01R33/09
- IPC: G01R33/09

Abstract:
A magnetic field sensing apparatus and a sensing method are provided. The magnetic field sensing apparatus includes an anisotropic magnetoresistive (AMR) resistor, a current generator, and an arithmetic device. The AMR resistor is configured to provide a first resistance value according to a sensed magnetic field in a first magnetic field sensing phase and provide a second resistance value according to the sensed magnetic field in a second magnetic field sensing phase by a magnetized direction setting operation. The current generator provides a current based on a current direction to flow through two ends of the AMR resistor. The arithmetic device is configured to perform an arithmetic operation with respect to a first voltage difference and a second voltage difference generated according to the current respectively in the first magnetic field sensing phase and the second magnetic field sensing phase, and generate a magnetic field sensing voltage result accordingly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180238973A1 MAGNETIC FIELD SENSING APPARATUS AND SENSING METHOD THEREOF Public/Granted day:2018-08-23
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