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Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017

Filed:

Nov. 21, 2013
Applicant:

Sirc Co., Ltd, Osaka, JP;

Inventor:

Hiroaki Tsujimoto, Osaka, JP;

Assignee:

SIRC CO., LTD, Osaka, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/09 (2006.01); G01R 15/20 (2006.01); H01L 43/08 (2006.01); G01R 21/08 (2006.01); H01L 43/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 15/205 (2013.01); G01R 21/08 (2013.01); G01R 33/09 (2013.01); G01R 33/096 (2013.01); H01L 43/02 (2013.01); H01L 43/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

When miniaturizing an ammeter or wattmeter, a magnetoresistance effect element given a barber-pole electrode could be considered an efficient device. It was considered that a barber-pole electrode formed at 45° with respect to an axis of easy magnetization (the longitudinal direction of a rectangular-shaped element) would be the most efficient. Current is refracted, however, when the current passes through the boundaries of substances with different conductivity, so a barber-pole electrode formed at 45° is not the most efficient. According to the invention, it is possible to provide a highly efficient magnetoresistance element having a rectangular magnetic film whereupon an axis of easy magnification is induced in the longitudinal direction, and a barber-pole electrode which is formed upon the magnetic film at an oblique angle θ to the longitudinal direction, where the magnetoresistance element takes into account current refraction at the boundary between the electrode and the magnetic film.


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