Modeling of magnetoresistive-based electrical current sensors: A technological approach

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1532-1537

  Beltran, Hèctor ^a   Reig, Càndid ^b   Fuster, Vicente ^c   Ramírez, Diego ^b   Cubells Beltrán, María Dolores ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE LA ENERGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Current sensor; Finite element method (FEM); Magnetoresistance; Modeling; Spin valve

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE CIRCUITS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; MAGNETORESISTANCE; MODELS; SENSORS;

CURRENT SENSORS; ELECTRICAL CURRENT; FABRICATION PROCESS; FINITE-ELEMENT METHOD MODELING; GEOMETRICAL ASPECTS; LATERAL DISPLACEMENTS; SENSOR CONFIGURATIONS; SPIN VALVE;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 70350405891     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2007.908241     Document Type: Article

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