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Electronic device comprising hall effect region with three contacts

  • US 9,581,660 B2
  • Filed: 11/12/2014
  • Issued: 02/28/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic device comprising:

  • a Hall effect region;

    a first contact arranged in or on a surface of the Hall effect region, and configured to function at least temporarily as a first supply contact for the Hall effect region;

    a second contact arranged in or on the surface of the Hall effect region, the second contact being a second supply contact for the Hall effect region; and

    a third contact arranged in or on the surface of the Hall effect region, and configured to function at least temporarily as a sense contact;

    wherein an electrical current distribution within the Hall effect region is influenced by a physical quantity to be measured, and wherein a sense signal tapped at the third contact is a function of the current distribution, the sense signal thus being indicative of the physical quantity.

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