Integrated sensor having a magnetic flux concentrator
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1. An integrated sensor, comprising:
- a magnetic field sensing element having a maximum response axis and having first and second opposing surfaces;
a first member provided from a soft magnetic material, the first member having an end disposed proximate to the first opposing surface; and
a second member provided from a soft magnetic material, the second member having an end disposed proximate to the second opposing surface providing a gap generally oriented along a line between the ends of the first and second members, wherein the magnetic field sensing element is disposed within the gap, and wherein the gap is generally aligned with the maximum response axis of the magnetic field sensing element.
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Abstract
An integrated sensor has a magnetic field sensing element and first and second relatively high magnetically permeable members forming a gap, wherein the magnetic field element is disposed within the gap. The magnetically permeable members provide an increase in the flux experienced by the magnetic field sensing element in response to a magnetic field. The integrated sensor can be used as a current sensor, a proximity detector, or a magnetic field sensor.
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1. An integrated sensor, comprising:
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a magnetic field sensing element having a maximum response axis and having first and second opposing surfaces; a first member provided from a soft magnetic material, the first member having an end disposed proximate to the first opposing surface; and a second member provided from a soft magnetic material, the second member having an end disposed proximate to the second opposing surface providing a gap generally oriented along a line between the ends of the first and second members, wherein the magnetic field sensing element is disposed within the gap, and wherein the gap is generally aligned with the maximum response axis of the magnetic field sensing element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An integrated sensor, comprising:
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a substrate; a leadframe proximate to the substrate, the leadframe having a plurality of leads and a member; and a magnetic field sensing element disposed upon the substrate, the magnetic field sensing element having a maximum response axis and having a surface;
wherein the member is provided from a soft magnetic material, the member having an end disposed proximate to the surface of the magnetic field sensing element, wherein the member is adapted to concentrate a magnetic flux in a direction generally along the maximum response axis of the magnetic field sensing element in response to a selected one of an electrical current, a proximity of a ferromagnetic object, or a magnetic field external to the integrated sensor. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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