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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2005
Applicants:
Stephan Schmitt, Munich, DE;
Juergen Zimmer, Ottobrunn, DE;
Inventors:
Stephan Schmitt, Munich, DE;
Juergen Zimmer, Ottobrunn, DE;
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sensor has a substrate having a mechanically deformable region, a magnetostrictive spin-valve sensor element being arranged to detect a mechanical deformation of the mechanically deformable region. On the substrate, there is a device for generating a controllable magnetic field by which a performance of the sensor element is influenced.