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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 30, 2022
Applicant:

Allegro Microsystems, Llc, Manchester, NH (US);

Inventors:

Simon E. Rock, Heidelberg, DE;

Georges El Bacha, Manchester, NH (US);

Shaun D. Milano, Charlestown, NH (US);

Loïc André Messier, Vanzy, FR;

Alexander Latham, Harvard, MA (US);

Maxwell McNally, Manchester, NH (US);

Shixi Louis Liu, Hooksett, NH (US);

Assignee:

Allegro MicroSystems, LLC, Manchester, NH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/06 (2005.12); G01R 19/00 (2005.12); H05K 1/18 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/06 (2012.12); G01R 19/0092 (2012.12); H05K 1/181 (2012.12); H05K 2201/10151 (2012.12);
Abstract

A current sensor IC includes a lead frame having a die attach pad and elongated leads extending in a single direction with respect to the die attach pad, a semiconductor die having a first surface attached to the die attach pad and a second, opposing surface supporting magnetic field sensing elements, and a non-conductive mold material. A first portion of the mold material encloses the semiconductor die and the die attach pad, a second portion of the mold material encloses a portion of the elongated leads, and the mold material further includes a wing structure between the first portion and the second portion. In assembly, the first portion of the mold material extends into a cutout through a current conductor and the wing structure abuts a surface of the conductor. The current sensor can implement differential sensing based on signals from at least two magnetic field sensing elements.


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