Patent №
US 7,973,527
Granted
2011-07-05
Filed 2008
Owner
ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
Lab
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AI components
1
hardware
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
12183541
An electronic circuit includes a magnetoresistance element for providing an output signal proportional to a magnetic field. The magnetoresistance element also has a hysteresis characteristic. The electronic circuit also includes at least one of a reset conductor or a bias conductor disposed proximate to the magnetoresistance element. For embodiments having a reset conductor, the electronic circuit is configured to generate a reset current carried by the reset conductor in response to the comparison. In response to the reset current, the reset conductor is configured to generate a reset magnetic field at the magnetoresistance element to temporarily force the magnetoresistance element to a saturation region of the hysteresis characteristic.
AI classification
Ownership
ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
assignment · 213350574
Assignors
TAYLOR, WILLIAM P., DOOGUE, MICHAEL C.
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