Philips Magnetoresistive Sensor Magnetoresistive sensors for Magnetic field measurement, Contents

Philips Semiconductors

Magnetoresistive sensors for

magnetic field measurement

CONTENTS

General field measurement

∙Operating principles

∙Philips magnetoresistive sensors

∙Flipping

∙Effect of temperature on behaviour

∙Using magnetoresistive sensors

∙Further information for advanced users

∙Appendix 1: The magnetoresistive effect

∙Appendix 2: Sensor flipping

∙Appendix 3: Sensor layout.

General

Fig.1 Philips magnetoresistive sensors.

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