Pressure sensor, audio microphone, blood pressure sensor, and touch panel
First Claim
1. A pressure sensor comprising:
- a substrate including a first region and a second region having a thickness thinner than a thickness of the first region;
a first electrode provided on the first region;
a second electrode provided on the first electrode;
a first magnetic layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode;
a second magnetic layer provided between the first electrode and the first magnetic layer or between the first magnetic layer and the second electrode, a magnetization direction of the second magnetic layer being variable;
a spacer layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer in a stacking direction of layers from the first electrode to the second electrode; and
a third magnetic layer provided continuously with the second magnetic layer on the second region, a magnetization of the third magnetic layer being changed according to strain caused on the second region.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a pressure sensor includes a substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic, a spacer layer, a third magnetic layer. The substrate includes a first region and a second region. The first electrode is provided on the first region. The second electrode is provided on the first electrode. The first magnetic layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The second magnetic layer is provided between the first electrode and the first magnetic layer or between the first magnetic layer and the second electrode. The spacer layer is provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer in a stacking direction of layers from the first electrode to the second electrode. The third magnetic layer is provided continuously with the second magnetic layer on the second region.
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32 Claims
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1. A pressure sensor comprising:
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a substrate including a first region and a second region having a thickness thinner than a thickness of the first region; a first electrode provided on the first region; a second electrode provided on the first electrode; a first magnetic layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode; a second magnetic layer provided between the first electrode and the first magnetic layer or between the first magnetic layer and the second electrode, a magnetization direction of the second magnetic layer being variable; a spacer layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer in a stacking direction of layers from the first electrode to the second electrode; and a third magnetic layer provided continuously with the second magnetic layer on the second region, a magnetization of the third magnetic layer being changed according to strain caused on the second region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A pressure sensor comprising:
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a substrate including a first region and a second region having a thickness thinner than a thickness of the first region; a first electrode provided on the first region; a second electrode provided on the first electrode; a first magnetic layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode; a second magnetic layer provided between the first electrode and the first magnetic layer or between the first magnetic layer and the second electrode, a magnetization direction of the second magnetic layer being variable; a spacer layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer in a stacking direction of layers from the first electrode to the second electrode; and a third magnetic layer provided on the second region and apart from the second magnetic layer, a magnetization of the third magnetic layer being changed according to strain caused on the second region. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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