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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2023
Infineon Technologies Ag, Neubiberg, DE;
Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, DE;
Abstract
A magnetoresistive sensor includes a sensing element and a stress inducing layer. The sensing element has a layer stack that includes a reference layer having a fixed reference magnetization aligned with a magnetization axis; a magnetic free layer having a magnetically free magnetization, wherein the magnetically free magnetization is variable in a presence of an external magnetic field; and a non-magnetic layer arranged between the reference layer and the magnetic free layer. The stress inducing layer is coupled to the layer stack and is configured to apply a force to the layer stack to induce a mechanical stress in the layer stack along a mechanical stress axis such that the magnetization axis is aligned parallel with the mechanical stress axis or perpendicular with the mechanical stress axis.