Low-frequency noise in planar Hall effect bridge sensors

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 212-218

  Persson, A ^a   Bejhed, R S ^b   Nguyen, H ^a   Gunnarsson, K ^b   Dalslet, B T ^c   Osterberg F W ^c   Hansen, M F ^c   Svedlindh, P ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Detectivity; Low frequency noise; Magnetoresistance; Planar Hall effect

Indexed keywords

1/F NOISE; APPLIED MAGNETIC FIELDS; DETECTIVITY; EXCESS NOISE; HIGH FREQUENCY; HOOGE PARAMETERS; LOW FREQUENCY; LOW-FREQUENCY NOISE; LOWER FREQUENCIES; NOISE SPECTRA; PLANAR HALL EFFECT; SQUARE ROOTS; TOTAL LENGTH;

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; GYRATORS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SENSORS; THERMAL NOISE;

HALL EFFECT;

EID: 80055031215     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2011.09.014     Document Type: Article

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