Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Magnetic field sensor with 3-axes self test
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Application No.: US15140137Application Date: 2016-04-27
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Publication No.: US10012707B2Publication Date: 2018-07-03
- Inventor: Phillip G. Mather , Anuraag Mohan , Guido De Sandre
- Applicant: EVERSPIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Applicant Address: US AZ Chandler
- Assignee: Everspin Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Everspin Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US AZ Chandler
- Agency: Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC
- Main IPC: G01R33/09
- IPC: G01R33/09 ; G01R33/00 ; G01R33/02

Abstract:
A magnetic field sensor includes built-in self-test coils in a configuration to provide magnetic field stimulation along three axes, with a high field factor, and thus, reduce a power budget of the sensor and physical size of the self-test coils. The magnetic field sensor comprises a first bridge circuit including a plurality of sense elements configured to sense a magnetic field. The magnetic field sensor further comprises re-configurable self-test current lines coupled to a self-test source to perform high field, high power wafer and die level testing and trim, as well as low power in-situ characterization and calibration of the sensor. The self-test current lines may be routed to form a coil with multiple turns around the TMR elements.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160320462A1 MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR WITH 3-AXES SELF TEST Public/Granted day:2016-11-03
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