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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2023
Applicant:
Tdk Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Norikazu Ota, Tokyo, JP;
Hiraku Hirabayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
TDK CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/09 (2006.01); G01R 15/20 (2006.01); G01R 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/09 (2013.01); G01R 15/205 (2013.01); G01R 19/0092 (2013.01);
Abstract
A magnetic sensor includes an insulating layer having a first inclined surface, a plurality of first MR elements disposed on the first inclined surface, and a plurality of first magnetic field generators disposed on the first inclined surface and configured to generate a magnetic field to be applied to the plurality of first MR elements. Each of the plurality of first magnetic field generators includes a ferromagnetic material section and an antiferromagnetic material section. The ferromagnetic material section and the antiferromagnetic material section are stacked in a direction intersecting the first inclined surface.