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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2013
Tdk Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Toshihide Suto, Tokyo, JP;
TDK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A magnetic sensor includes first and second MR elements, and an electrode electrically connecting the first and second MR elements to each other. The electrode includes a first portion having a first surface, a second portion having a second surface, and a coupling portion coupling the first and second portions to each other. The first surface is in contact with an end face of the first MR element. The second surface is in contact with an end face of the second MR element. Each of the first and second surfaces has a three-hold or higher rotationally symmetric shape. The diameter of a first inscribed circle inscribed in the outer edge of the first surface and the diameter of the second inscribed circle inscribed in the outer edge of the second surface are greater than the width of the coupling portion.