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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2014
Crocus Technology SA, Grenoble, FR;
Sebastien Bandiera, Corenc, FR;
CROCUS TECHNOLOGY SA, Grenoble, FR;
Abstract
A magnetic sensor cell includes a magnetic tunnel junction including a reference layer having a reference magnetization oriented parallel to the plane of the reference layer, a sense layer having a sense magnetization, and a tunnel barrier layer between the sense and reference layers. A magnetic device is configured for providing a sense magnetic field for aligning the sense magnetization. The sense layer magnetization is orientable between a direction parallel to the plane of the sense layer and a direction perpendicular to the plane of the sense layer when the sense magnetic field is provided. The magnetic sensor cell can be used for sensing an external magnetic field including a component oriented parallel to the plane of the sense layer and a component oriented perpendicular to the plane of the sense layer.