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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2019
Applicant:
Globalfoundries Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Ping Zheng, Singapore, SG;
Eng Huat Toh, Singapore, SG;
Samarth Agarwal, Bangalore, IN;
Lanxiang Wang, Singapore, SG;
Shyue Seng Tan, Singapore, SG;
Ruchil Kumar Jain, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES SINGAPORE PTE. LTD., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/12 (2006.01); G01R 33/09 (2006.01); H01L 27/22 (2006.01); H01L 41/20 (2006.01); H01L 41/06 (2006.01); H01L 27/20 (2006.01); H01L 41/47 (2013.01); G01R 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/12 (2013.01); G01R 15/20 (2013.01); G01R 15/205 (2013.01); G01R 33/093 (2013.01); H01L 27/20 (2013.01); H01L 27/22 (2013.01); H01L 41/06 (2013.01); H01L 41/125 (2013.01); H01L 41/20 (2013.01); H01L 41/47 (2013.01);
Abstract
Structures for a sensor and methods of forming such structures. A sensing element includes a free magnetic layer, a pinned magnetic layer, and a non-magnetic conductive spacer layer between the free magnetic layer and the pinned magnetic layer. A dummy element is positioned outside of an outer boundary of the sensing element. The dummy element is detached from the sensing element.