Magnetic sensor

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8941378
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13708243

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A magnetic sensor includes a plurality of magnetoresistive elements that are formed by stacking a magnetic layer and a non-magnetic layer on a substrate and that exhibit a magnetoresistive effect and a soft magnetic member that converts a vertical magnetic field component into a horizontal magnetic field component. The soft magnetic member is formed of a plurality of first and second soft magnetic portions respectively extending in an X1-X2 direction and a Y1-Y2 direction, combined together in the shape of a lattice. The magnetoresistive elements have a sensitivity direction in the Y2 direction and include a magnetoresistive element located on a Y1 side portion side of the first soft magnetic portion and a magnetoresistive element located on a Y2 side portion side of the first soft magnetic portion, respectively receiving horizontal magnetic field components from the Y1 direction and Y2 direction.

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  • ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ando, Hideto Tokyo, JP 24 158
Obana, Masayuki Tokyo, JP 5 22
Sugihara, Shinji Tokyo, JP 66 563

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