MEMS 2D AND 3D MAGNETIC FIELD SENSORS AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING METHOD
First Claim
1. A MEMS-based Hall probe, comprising:
- a conductive material comprising a plurality of sides;
a plurality of contacts disposed to the plurality of sides, wherein an electric current is applied to the plurality of contacts such that the electrical current flows through the conductive material; and
a plurality of terminal pairs disposed to the plurality of sides.
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Abstract
The disclosure provides Hall effect device configurations capable of measuring magnetic fields in two dimensions (2D) and three dimensions (3D) along with associated microelectromechanical system (MEMS) manufacturing methods. The present invention includes various geometric layout configurations for 2D and 3D Hall effect devices with multidimensional magnetic field sensing elements. Advantageously, the present invention can provide, simultaneously and independently, absolute measurement of each of the components (i.e., x-, y-, and z-components) of a magnetic field. Additionally, the geometric layout configurations enable the Hall effect devices to be constructed with MEMS fabrication techniques.
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1. A MEMS-based Hall probe, comprising:
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a conductive material comprising a plurality of sides; a plurality of contacts disposed to the plurality of sides, wherein an electric current is applied to the plurality of contacts such that the electrical current flows through the conductive material; and a plurality of terminal pairs disposed to the plurality of sides. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A MEMS-based Hall sensing device, comprising:
a plurality of one-dimensional Hall probes, wherein each of the plurality of one-dimensional Hall probes comprise; a conductive material comprising an applied current flowing through the conductive material; and a pair of terminals disposed to the conductive material configured to measure a voltage orthogonal to the applied current responsive to an interaction between a magnetic field and the applied current. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of manufacturing a MEMS-based Hall probe, comprising:
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preparing a substrate wafer; depositing a semiconducting material on the substrate wafer; patterning a Hall probe out of the semiconducting material; and forming a sensing element for the Hall probe. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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