公开(公告)号：US20210334482A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-28

申请号：US17299949

申请日：2019-11-29

Applicant: Crocus Technology SA

Inventor： Ali Alaoui ,  Ates Gurcan

IPC: G06K7/08

Abstract: A reader device for reading information stored on a magnetic strip containing a plurality of polarized magnets, each providing a magnetic flux, said reader device including: a magnetoresistive sensor including a plurality of magnetoresistive elements and configured for reading the information stored on the magnetic strip and outputting a read signal; a processing module configured for decoding the read signal and extracting binary data; wherein the read signal includes amplitude information of the magnetic flux; and wherein the processing module is further configured for decoding the read signal using the amplitude information of the read signal is described. Further, an amplitude decoding method for decoding the read signal outputted by the reader device is described.

公开(公告)号：US11468250B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-11

申请号：US17299949

申请日：2019-11-29

Applicant: Crocus Technology SA

Inventor： Ali Alaoui ,  Hakan Ates Gurcan

IPC: G06K7/08

Abstract: A reader device for reading information stored on a magnetic strip containing a plurality of polarized magnets, each providing a magnetic flux, said reader device including: a magnetoresistive sensor including a plurality of magnetoresistive elements and configured for reading the information stored on the magnetic strip and outputting a read signal; a processing module configured for decoding the read signal and extracting binary data; wherein the read signal includes amplitude information of the magnetic flux; and wherein the processing module is further configured for decoding the read signal using the amplitude information of the read signal is described. Further, an amplitude decoding method for decoding the read signal outputted by the reader device is described.

公开(公告)号：US20220163605A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-26

申请号：US17440908

申请日：2020-03-19

Applicant: Crocus Technology SA

Inventor： Andrey Timopheev ,  Ali Alaoui ,  Evgeny Burmistrov

IPC: G01R33/00 ,  G01R33/06 ,  G01D5/14

Abstract: An electronic circuit for measuring an angle and an intensity of an external magnetic field, includes: first and second magnetic field sensing units having sensing axes substantially orthogonal to each other; a voltage generator supplying a synchronization signal, a first voltage waveform to the first magnetic field sensing unit and a second voltage waveform to the second magnetic field sensing unit; a signal conditioning unit configured for adding the first and second sensing output signals and outputting a conditioned signal. The first and second voltage waveforms have substantially the same amplitude and frequency and are phase shifted by about 90° with respect to each other. The conditioned signal and the synchronization signal are inputted into a magnetic field angle detection unit configured for measuring a phase shift between the conditioned signal and the synchronization signal and for determining the angle of the external magnetic field from the measured phase shift.

公开(公告)号：US20180075896A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-15

申请号：US15565505

申请日：2016-04-06

Applicant: CROCUS Technology SA

Inventor： Ali Alaoui

IPC: G11C11/16

CPC classification number: G11C11/1675 ,  G11C11/1673 ,  G11C11/5607 ,  H01L27/228 ,  H01L43/08 ,  H01L43/10 ,  H03K19/20

Abstract: A logic gate module for performing logic functions including a MRAM cell including a magnetic tunnel junction comprising a sense layer, a storage layer, and a spacer layer. The MRAM cell has a junction resistance determined by the degree of alignment between a sense magnetization of the sense layer and the storage magnetization of the storage layer. The storage magnetization and the sense magnetization are switchable between m directions to store data corresponding to one of m logic states, with m>2, such that the MRAM cell is usable as a n-bit cell with n≧2. The logic gate module further includes a comparator for comparing the junction resistance with a reference value and outputting a digital signal indicating a difference between the junction resistance and the reference value, such that logic functions can be performed.

公开(公告)号：US10119988B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-06

申请号：US15324291

申请日：2015-06-30

Applicant: Crocus Technology SA

Inventor： Ali Alaoui

IPC: G01P15/105 ,  G01P15/08 ,  G01P15/18 ,  G01R33/09 ,  G01D5/14

Abstract: An MLU-based accelerometer including: at least one MLU including a tunnel barrier layer between a first magnetic layer having a fixed first magnetization direction and a second magnetic layer having a second magnetization direction that can be varied. A proof-mass includes a ferromagnetic material having a proof-mass magnetization inducing a proof-mass field, the proof-mass being elastically suspended such as to be deflected in at least one direction when subjected to an acceleration vector. The proof-mass is magnetically coupled to the MLU cell via the proof-mass field. A read module is configured for determining a magnetoresistance of each MLU cell such as to determine an acceleration vector from the deflection of the proof-mass relative to any one of the at least one MLU cell.

公开(公告)号：US10115447B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-30

申请号：US15565505

申请日：2016-04-06

Applicant: CROCUS Technology SA

Inventor： Ali Alaoui

IPC: G11C11/00 ,  G11C11/16 ,  G11C11/56 ,  H03K19/20 ,  H01L27/22 ,  H01L43/08 ,  H01L43/10

Abstract: A logic gate module for performing logic functions including a MRAM cell including a magnetic tunnel junction comprising a sense layer, a storage layer, and a spacer layer. The MRAM cell has a junction resistance determined by the degree of alignment between a sense magnetization of the sense layer and the storage magnetization of the storage layer. The storage magnetization and the sense magnetization are switchable between m directions to store data corresponding to one of m logic states, with m>2, such that the MRAM cell is usable as a n-bit cell with n≥2. The logic gate module further includes a comparator for comparing the junction resistance with a reference value and outputting a digital signal indicating a difference between the junction resistance and the reference value, such that logic functions can be performed.

公开(公告)号：US20170160308A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-08

申请号：US15324291

申请日：2015-06-30

Applicant: Crocus Technology SA

Inventor： Ali Alaoui

IPC: G01P15/105 ,  G01R33/09 ,  G01P15/18

CPC classification number: G01P15/105 ,  G01D5/145 ,  G01P15/0802 ,  G01P15/0885 ,  G01P15/18 ,  G01R33/098

Abstract: An MLU-based accelerometer including: at least one MLU including a tunnel barrier layer between a first magnetic layer having a fixed first magnetization direction and a second magnetic layer having a second magnetization direction that can be varied. A proof-mass includes a ferromagnetic material having a proof-mass magnetization inducing a proof-mass field, the proof-mass being elastically suspended such as to be deflected in at least one direction when subjected to an acceleration vector. The proof-mass is magnetically coupled to the MLU cell via the proof-mass field. A read module is configured for determining a magnetoresistance of each MLU cell such as to determine an acceleration vector from the deflection of the proof-mass relative to any one of the at least one MLU cell.