- Patent Title: Magnetic field sensor for measuring an amplitude and a direction of a magnetic field using one or more magnetoresistance elements having reference layers with the same magnetic direction
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Application No.: US16157313Application Date: 2018-10-11
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Publication No.: US10670669B2Publication Date: 2020-06-02
- Inventor: Rémy Lassalle-Balier , Bryan Cadugan
- Applicant: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
- Applicant Address: US NH Manchester
- Assignee: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
- Current Assignee: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NH Manchester
- Agency: Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP
- Main IPC: G01R33/00
- IPC: G01R33/00 ; G01R33/09 ; G01D5/16

Abstract:
A magnetic field sensor can include a substrate disposed in an x-y plane with x and y axes; one or more magnetoresistance elements, wherein magnetic directions of reference layers of each of the one or more magnetoresistance elements are parallel to the x axis; wherein the one or more magnetoresistance elements are operable to generate a magnetoresistance element signal; a first current conductor operable to generate a first AC magnetic field in an x-direction and a second current conductor operable to generate a second AC magnetic field in a y-direction; and a component determination circuit comprising at least two of: a first demodulator to demodulate the magnetoresistance element signal with a first clock signal with a first frequency, a second demodulator coupled to demodulate the magnetoresistance element signal with the first clock signal or with a second clock signal with a second frequency, or a low pass filter operable to filter the magnetoresistance element signal.
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