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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
May. 24, 2024
Applicant:
Melexis Technologies SA, Bevaix, CH;
Inventor:
Simon Houis, Bevaix, CH;
Assignee:
MELEXIS TECHNOLOGIES SA, Bevaix, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 15/20 (2006.01); G01D 5/14 (2006.01); G01R 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 15/202 (2013.01); G01D 5/145 (2013.01); G01R 19/0092 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor device includes at least one integrated magnetic sensor structure having: a semiconductor substrate; a magnetic flux concentrator IMC disposed on top of the semiconductor substrate, the IMC having a predefined shape with an elongated portion extending in a first direction parallel to the substrate; a horizontal Hall element situated under a centre of the IMC; a processing circuit connected to said horizontal Hall element, and configured to provide a signal or a value indicative of at least one magnetic field gradient or a signal or value derived therefrom.