U.S. Philips Corporation

Henricus Petrus Wijn

Frederik W Gorter

A magnetoresistive detection device for determining the presence or absence of a single-wall magnetic domain at a position in a thin layer of magnetic material in which stable single-wall magnetic domains can be moved, comprising a sensing element of magnetoresistive material which is provided with respect to the layer of magnetic material in such manner that the resistance thereof varies when a single-wall magnetic domain is present at the said position. The device comprises means to produce an alternating magnetic field so as to modulate the size of a single-wall magnetic domain present at the said position, and comprises a filter which passes only interference-free terms of the signal detected by the sensing element.

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Eindhoven, Netherlands

Henricus Petrus Wijn