Magnetic field sensor with increased field linearity

    公开(公告)号:US10168397B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-01

    申请号:US15885140

    申请日:2018-01-31

    IPC分类号: G01R33/09

    摘要: A magnetic field sensor includes a plurality of transducer legs coupled together as a first circuit to sense a magnetic field, wherein each transducer leg comprises a plurality of magnetoresistance sense elements. The magnetic field sensor also includes a second circuit including a first plurality of current lines, wherein each current line of the first plurality of current lines is adjacent to a corresponding plurality of magnetoresistance sense elements of a transducer leg of the plurality of transducer legs. When at least one current line of the first plurality of current lines is energized, a magnetization of each magnetoresistance sense element of the transducer leg is aligned in a first direction or a second direction opposite to the first direction. A routing pattern of the at least one current line is configured to generate an equal population of magnetoresistance sense elements with magnetization aligned in the first and second directions.

    Bipolar chopping for 1/f noise and offset reduction in magnetic field sensors

    公开(公告)号:US10281531B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-07

    申请号:US15344149

    申请日:2016-11-04

    IPC分类号: G01R33/00 G01R33/09 G01R33/06

    摘要: A chopping technique, and associated structure, is implemented to cancel the magnetic 1/f noise contribution in a Tunneling Magnetoresistance (TMR) field sensor. The TMR field sensor includes a first bridge circuit including multiple TMR elements to sense a magnetic field and a second circuit to apply a bipolar current pulse adjacent to each TMR element. The current lines are serially or sequentially connected to a current source to receive the bipolar current pulse. The field sensor has an output comprising a high output and a low output in response to the bipolar pulse. This asymmetric response allows a chopping technique for 1/f noise reduction in the field sensor.

    Bipolar chopping for 1/F noise and offset reduction in magnetic field sensors
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    发明授权
    Bipolar chopping for 1/F noise and offset reduction in magnetic field sensors 有权
    双极斩波用于1 / F噪声和磁场传感器的偏移减少

    公开(公告)号:US09519034B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-13

    申请号:US14495753

    申请日:2014-09-24

    IPC分类号: G01R33/09 G01R33/00 G01R33/06

    摘要: A chopping technique, and associated structure, is implemented to cancel the magnetic 1/f noise contribution in a Tunneling Magnetoresistance (TMR) field sensor. The TMR field sensor includes a first bridge circuit including multiple TMR elements to sense a magnetic field and a second circuit to apply a bipolar current pulse adjacent to each TMR element. The current lines are serially or sequentially connected to a current source to receive the bipolar current pulse. The field sensor provides a high output and a low output in response to the bipolar pulse. This asymmetric response allows a chopping technique for 1/f noise reduction in the field sensor.

    摘要翻译: 实现斩波技术和相关联的结构以消除隧道磁阻(TMR)场传感器中的磁1 / f噪声贡献。 TMR场传感器包括包括用于感测磁场的多个TMR元件的第一桥接电路和用于施加与每个TMR元件相邻的双极电流脉冲的第二电路。 电流线串联或顺序连接到电流源以接收双极电流脉冲。 场传感器响应于双极性脉冲提供高输出和低输出。 这种不对称响应允许在场传感器中进行1 / f降噪的斩波技术。

    Bipolar chopping for 1/f noise and offset reduction in magnetic field sensors

    公开(公告)号:US11353520B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-07

    申请号:US17146516

    申请日:2021-01-12

    摘要: A chopping technique, and associated structure, is implemented to cancel the magnetic 1/f noise contribution in a Tunneling Magnetoresistance (TMR) field sensor. The TMR field sensor includes a first bridge circuit including multiple TMR elements to sense a magnetic field and a second circuit to apply a bipolar current pulse adjacent to each TMR element. The current lines are serially or sequentially connected to a current source to receive the bipolar current pulse. The field sensor has an output including a high output and a low output in response to the bipolar pulse. This asymmetric response allows a chopping technique for 1/f noise reduction in the field sensor.

    Bipolar chopping for 1/f noise and offset reduction in magnetic field sensors

    公开(公告)号:US10928463B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-23

    申请号:US16358898

    申请日:2019-03-20

    摘要: A chopping technique, and associated structure, is implemented to cancel the magnetic 1/f noise contribution in a Tunneling Magnetoresistance (TMR) field sensor. The TMR field sensor includes a first bridge circuit including multiple TMR elements to sense a magnetic field and a second circuit to apply a bipolar current pulse adjacent to each TMR element. The current lines are serially or sequentially connected to a current source to receive the bipolar current pulse. The field sensor has an output including a high output and a low output in response to the bipolar pulse. This asymmetric response allows a chopping technique for 1/f noise reduction in the field sensor.

    MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR WITH INCREASED FIELD LINEARITY

    公开(公告)号:US20180156876A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-07

    申请号:US15885140

    申请日:2018-01-31

    IPC分类号: G01R33/09

    摘要: A magnetic field sensor includes a plurality of transducer legs coupled together as a first circuit to sense a magnetic field, wherein each transducer leg comprises a plurality of magnetoresistance sense elements. The magnetic field sensor also includes a second circuit including a first plurality of current lines, wherein each current line of the first plurality of current lines is adjacent to a corresponding plurality of magnetoresistance sense elements of a transducer leg of the plurality of transducer legs. When at least one current line of the first plurality of current lines is energized, a magnetization of each magnetoresistance sense element of the transducer leg is aligned in a first direction or a second direction opposite to the first direction. A routing pattern of the at least one current line is configured to generate an equal population of magnetoresistance sense elements with magnetization aligned in the first and second directions.

    Magnetic field sensor with increased linearity

    公开(公告)号:US09910106B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-06

    申请号:US15134134

    申请日:2016-04-20

    IPC分类号: G01R33/09

    摘要: A magnetic field sensor includes a plurality of transducer legs coupled together as a first circuit to sense a magnetic field, wherein each transducer leg comprises a plurality of magnetoresistance sense elements. The magnetic field sensor also includes a second circuit including a first plurality of current lines, wherein each current line of the first plurality of current lines is adjacent to a corresponding plurality of magnetoresistance sense elements of a transducer leg of the plurality of transducer legs. When at least one current line of the first plurality of current lines is energized, a magnetization of each magnetoresistance sense element of the transducer leg is aligned in a first direction or a second direction opposite to the first direction. A routing pattern of the at least one current line is configured to generate an equal population of magnetoresistance sense elements with magnetization aligned in the first and second directions.