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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2013
Applicant:
Infineon Technologies Ag, Neubiberg, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/30 (2006.01); G01D 5/12 (2006.01); B82Y 25/00 (2011.01); G01R 33/07 (2006.01); G01R 33/09 (2006.01); H01L 43/08 (2006.01); G01R 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/12 (2013.01); B82Y 25/00 (2013.01); G01R 3/00 (2013.01); G01R 33/072 (2013.01); G01R 33/091 (2013.01); G01R 33/093 (2013.01); G01R 33/098 (2013.01); H01L 43/08 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49002 (2015.01);
Abstract
Embodiments related to the generation of magnetic bias fields for magnetic sensing are described and depicted. In one embodiment, a sensor includes at least one magnetosensitive element, and a magnetic body with an opening, the magnetic body comprising magnetic material, the magnetic body having inclined surface sections shaped by the opening, wherein the sensor is arranged within the opening such that the magnetosensitive element is in lateral directions bounded by the inclined surface sections.