Analysis of the offset of semiconductor vertical Hall devices

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-32

  Paul, O ^a   Raz, R ^a   Kaufmann, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Junction field effect; Offset; Vertical Hall sensor; Wheatstone bridge model

Indexed keywords

DRIVE VOLTAGE; HALL DEVICES; JUNCTION FIELD EFFECTS; LUMPED ELEMENT; OFFSET; OFFSET VOLTAGE; OPERATION MODE; QUADRATIC COMPONENTS; RESISTOR CIRCUITS; UNDESIRED SIGNAL COMPONENTS; VERTICAL HALL SENSORS; WHEATSTONE BRIDGE MODEL; WHEATSTONE BRIDGES;

BRIDGE CIRCUITS; HALL EFFECT TRANSDUCERS; RESISTORS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SENSORS;

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS;

EID: 84855887401     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2011.11.021     Document Type: Article

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