Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Semiconductor integrated fluxgate device shielded by discrete magnetic plate
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Application No.: US15836534Application Date: 2017-12-08
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Publication No.: US11619658B2Publication Date: 2023-04-04
- Inventor: Dok Won Lee
- Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Agent Dawn Jos; Frank D. Cimino
- Main IPC: G01R15/18
- IPC: G01R15/18 ; G01R19/00 ; H01L23/544 ; H01L23/498 ; H01L23/31

Abstract:
A current-sensing system includes a conductor for carrying a first electrical current generating a first magnetic field. A device, spaced from the conductor by a clearance, includes a semiconductor integrated circuit die in a package. The semiconductor integrated circuit die includes at least one elongated bar of a first ferromagnetic material magnetized by the first magnetic field; a sensor comprising a first coil wrapped around the at least one elongated bar to sense the bar's magnetization; and an electronic driver creating a second electrical current flowing through a second coil wrapped around the at least one elongated bar generating a second magnetic field to compensate the at least one bar's magnetization. The package has a first outer surface free of device terminals. A discrete plate of a second ferromagnetic material is positioned in the clearance and is conformal with the first outer surface of the package.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190178915A1 SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED FLUXGATE DEVICE SHIELDED BY DISCRETE MAGNETIC PLATE Public/Granted day:2019-06-13
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