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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/02 (2006.01); G01R 33/09 (2006.01); G01R 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/09 (2013.01); G01R 33/0011 (2013.01); G01R 33/0052 (2013.01); G01R 33/096 (2013.01);
Abstract
An integrated magnetoresistive sensor, formed in a chip including a substrate having a surface and an insulating region covering the surface of the substrate. A magnetoresistor, of a first ferromagnetic material, is formed in the insulating region and has a sensitivity plane parallel to the surface. A concentrator of a second ferromagnetic material is formed in the substrate and has at least one arm extending in a transverse direction to the sensitivity plane. The arm has one end in contact with the magnetoresistor.