Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Magnetic sensor including a bridge circuit
- Patent Title (中): 磁传感器包括桥接电路
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Application No.: US12841501Application Date: 2010-07-22
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Publication No.: US08487611B2Publication Date: 2013-07-16
- Inventor: Shunji Saruki , Hiraku Hirabayashi
- Applicant: Shunji Saruki , Hiraku Hirabayashi
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: TDK Corporation
- Current Assignee: TDK Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Oliff & Berridge, PLC
- Priority: JP2009-179327 20090731
- Main IPC: G01R33/02
- IPC: G01R33/02

Abstract:
A magnetic sensor includes a bridge circuit with a first, a second, a third, and a fourth resistor annularly and electrically connected together in this order, and a compensation resistor. The compensation resistor is connected to a first point between the fourth resistor and the first resistor. The first to fourth resistors include a first to fourth tunnel magneto-resistance element, respectively. Each of the magnetization directions in the magnetization fixed layers in the second and fourth magneto resistance elements is opposite to the magnetization direction in the magnetization fixed layer in the first magneto resistance element. The magnetization direction in the magnetization fixed layer in the third magneto resistance element is the same as the magnetization direction in the magnetization fixed layer in the first magneto resistance element. The resistance of the compensation resistor varies with a period of 180 degrees with respect to a rotation angle of the external field.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110025319A1 MAGNETIC SENSOR INCLUDING A BRIDGE CIRCUIT Public/Granted day:2011-02-03
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