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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2005
Young Sir Chung, Chandler, AZ (US);
Robert W. Baird, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Mark A. Durlam, Chandler, AZ (US);
Gregory W. Grynkewich, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Eric J. Salter, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Jiang-kai Zuo, Chandler, AZ (US);
Young Sir Chung, Chandler, AZ (US);
Robert W. Baird, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Mark A. Durlam, Chandler, AZ (US);
Gregory W. Grynkewich, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Eric J. Salter, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Jiang-Kai Zuo, Chandler, AZ (US);
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
An integrated circuit device includes an active circuit component and a current sensor. The active circuit component may be coupled between a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, and is configured to produce a first current. The current sensor is disposed over the active circuit component. The current sensor may includes a Magnetic Tunnel Junction ('MTJ') core disposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. The MTJ core is configured to sense the first current and produce a second current based on the first current sensed at the MTJ core.