发明授权
- 专利标题: Magnetic detecting device and method for manufacturing the same
- 专利标题(中): 磁检测装置及其制造方法
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申请号: US12256798申请日: 2008-10-23
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公开(公告)号: US08198886B2公开(公告)日: 2012-06-12
- 发明人: Shinji Sugihara , Hideto Ando , Shinichi Sasaki
- 申请人: Shinji Sugihara , Hideto Ando , Shinichi Sasaki
- 申请人地址: JP Tokyo
- 专利权人: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
- 当前专利权人: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
- 当前专利权人地址: JP Tokyo
- 代理机构: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
- 优先权: JP2007-023853 20070202
- 主分类号: G01R1/20
- IPC分类号: G01R1/20
摘要:
A magnetic detecting device includes a first and a second magnetoresistive element, and a first and a second fixed resistor connected in series to the first and the second magnetoresistive element, respectively. The first and the second magnetoresistive element each include a pinned magnetic layer and a free magnetic layer with a nonmagnetic conductive layer in between. The first and the second magnetoresistive element have the same layer structure except that the nonmagnetic conductive layers have different thicknesses. The thicknesses of the nonmagnetic conductive layers are set so that a positive interlayer coupling magnetic field acts between the free magnetic layer and the pinned magnetic layer of the first magnetoresistive element and a negative interlayer coupling magnetic field acts between the free magnetic layer and the pinned magnetic layer of the second magnetoresistive element. The first and the second fixed resistor have the same layer structure.