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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Jinmyoung Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Byonggwon Song, Seoul, KR;
Yooseong Yang, Yongin-si, KR;
Duhyun Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Byungkyu Lee, Seoul, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A long wavelength infrared sensor includes a first magnetoresistive unit; a second magnetoresistive unit; and a light absorption layer that absorbs light and emits heat, wherein the first magnetoresistive unit includes a first magnetoresistive element and a second magnetoresistive element electrically connected to each other, the second magnetoresistive unit includes a third magnetoresistive element and a fourth magnetoresistive element electrically connected to each other, the first and third magnetoresistive elements each have an antiparallel state of magnetization direction, the second and fourth magnetoresistive elements each have a parallel state of magnetization direction, and the first magnetoresistive element is electrically connected to the third magnetoresistive element by way of the second magnetoresistive element.