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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2005
Applicants:
Young Sir Chung, Chandler, AZ (US);
Robert W. Baird, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Mark A. Durlam, Chandler, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Young Sir Chung, Chandler, AZ (US);
Robert W. Baird, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Mark A. Durlam, Chandler, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Techniques are provided for sensing a first current produced by an active circuit component. According to these techniques, a current sensor is disposed over the active circuit component. The current sensor includes a Magnetic Tunnel Junction ('MTJ') core disposed between a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer. The MTJ core can be used to sense the first current and produce a second current based on the first current sensed at the MTJ core.