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公开(公告)号:US11237020B2
公开(公告)日:2022-02-01
申请号:US16683800
申请日:2019-11-14
Applicant: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
Inventor: Paul A. David , William P. Taylor
Abstract: A magnetic field sensor has first and second rows of magnetic field sensing elements coupled to an electronic circuit. A magnet can be disposed under or over the magnetic field sensor. The magnetic field sensor is operable to use the first and second rows of magnetic field sensing elements and the electronic circuit to detect a relative rotation angle between the magnet and the first and second rows of magnetic field sensing elements.
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公开(公告)号:US20210223292A1
公开(公告)日:2021-07-22
申请号:US16884311
申请日:2020-05-27
Applicant: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
Inventor: Shixi Louis Liu , Paul A. David , Shaun D. Milano , Rishikesh Nikam , Alexander Latham , Wade Bussing , Natasha Healey , Georges El Bacha
Abstract: A current sensor integrated circuit (IC) includes a unitary lead frame having at least one first lead having a terminal end, at least one second lead having a terminal end, and a paddle having a first surface and a second opposing surface. A semiconductor die is supported by the first surface of the paddle, wherein the at least one first lead is electrically coupled to the semiconductor die and the at least one second lead is electrically isolated from the semiconductor die. The current sensor IC further includes a first mold material configured to enclose the semiconductor die and the paddle and a second mold material configured to enclose at least a portion of the first mold material, wherein the terminal end of the at least one first lead and the terminal end of the at least one second lead are external to the second mold material.
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公开(公告)号:US10823586B2
公开(公告)日:2020-11-03
申请号:US16232348
申请日:2018-12-26
Applicant: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
Inventor: Jeffrey Eagen , Paul A. David
IPC: G01D5/245 , G01D5/14 , G01M13/021
Abstract: A magnetic field sensor for sensing a movement of a target object an include a substrate having a major planar surface and three or more magnetic field sensing elements disposed upon the major planar surface of the substrate. The three or more magnetic field sensing elements can have respective major response axes, each major response axis parallel to the major planar surface of the substrate. The three or more magnetic field sensing elements comprise first and third magnetic field sensing elements and a second magnetic field sensing element disposed between the first and third magnetic field sensing elements. A first spacing between the first and second magnetic field sensing elements is less than a second spacing between the second and third magnetic field sensing elements. No other magnetic field sensing elements are disposed between the first and third magnetoresistance elements.
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公开(公告)号:US20200300666A1
公开(公告)日:2020-09-24
申请号:US16899702
申请日:2020-06-12
Applicant: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
Inventor: Paul A. David , William P. Taylor
Abstract: A magnetic field sensor has a plurality of magnetic field sensing elements and operates as a motion detector for sensing a rotation or other movement of a target object.
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公开(公告)号:US10753768B2
公开(公告)日:2020-08-25
申请号:US15658757
申请日:2017-07-25
Applicant: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
Inventor: Paul A. David , William P. Taylor
Abstract: A magnetic field sensor has a plurality of magnetic field sensing elements and operates as a motion detector for sensing a rotation or other movement of a target object.
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公开(公告)号:US20200041310A1
公开(公告)日:2020-02-06
申请号:US16527313
申请日:2019-07-31
Applicant: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
Inventor: Rémy Lassalle-Balier , Jeffrey Eagen , Damien Dehu , Paul A. David , Andrea Foletto , Maxime Rioult
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a magnetic field sensor for measuring movement of a target including a substrate and a magnet. A first bridge structure has first and second pluralities of magnetic field sensing elements spaced from each other. An axis of sensitivity of the magnetic field sensing elements is rotated at a predetermined angle with respect to an axis of rotation of the target to generate an output signal corresponding to the position of the target and a change in a property of the magnetic field generated by the magnet.
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公开(公告)号:US20190049527A1
公开(公告)日:2019-02-14
申请号:US16165464
申请日:2018-10-19
Applicant: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
Inventor: Ravi Vig , William P. Taylor , Andreas P. Friedrich , Paul A. David , Marie-Adelaide Lo , Eric Burdette , Eric G. Shoemaker , Michael C. Doogue
Abstract: A magnetic field sensor includes a lead frame, a passive component, semiconductor die supporting a magnetic field sensing element and attached to the lead frame, a non-conductive mold material enclosing the die and at least a portion of the lead frame, and a ferromagnetic mold material secured to a portion of the non-conductive mold material. The lead frame has a recessed region and the passive component is positioned in the recessed region. The ferromagnetic mold material may comprise a soft ferromagnetic material to form a concentrator or a hard ferromagnetic material to form a bias magnet.
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公开(公告)号:US20180313912A1
公开(公告)日:2018-11-01
申请号:US16029826
申请日:2018-07-09
Applicant: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
Inventor: Paul A. David , William P. Taylor
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting a magnetic field include a semiconductor substrate, a coil configured to provide a changing magnetic field in response to a changing current in the coil; and a magnetic field sensing element supported by the substrate. The coil receives the changing current and, in response, generates a changing magnetic field. The magnetic field sensing element detects the presence of a magnetic target by detecting changes to the magnetic field caused by the target and comparing them to an expected value.
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公开(公告)号:US20180224300A1
公开(公告)日:2018-08-09
申请号:US15945085
申请日:2018-04-04
Applicant: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
Inventor: Ravi Vig , Paul A. David , Eric G. Shoemaker
IPC: G01D5/14
Abstract: Magnetic field sensors can sense speed of movement and direction of movement of a ferromagnetic object. The magnetic field sensors employ both planar Hall effect elements and vertical Hall effect elements to generate two-state signals in two different signal paths with relative phases that are ninety degrees apart, the ninety degrees having sufficient margin to aid in detection of the direction of motion. Other magnetic field sensors use at least four vertical Hall effect elements to identify a speed of rotation and a direction of rotation of a moving ferromagnetic object.
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公开(公告)号:US20180017412A1
公开(公告)日:2018-01-18
申请号:US15210211
申请日:2016-07-14
Applicant: Allegro Microsystems, LLC
Inventor: Jeffrey Eagen , Paul A. David , William P. Taylor
IPC: G01D5/165
CPC classification number: G01D5/165 , G01D5/145 , G01R33/09 , G01R33/093
Abstract: A magnetic field sensor for detecting motion of an object includes a magnet configured to generate a magnetic field and having a first surface adjacent to the object and a second surface distal from the object. The first surface of the magnet has a centerline axis substantially parallel to and disposed on the first surface, and the centerline axis is diagonal with respect to a motion axis substantially parallel to and disposed on the first surface and parallel to which the object moves. The magnetic field sensor also includes a semiconductor substrate disposed between the magnet and the object, the semiconductor substrate supporting a plurality of spaced magnetoresistance elements disposed along a sensing element axis substantially parallel to the centerline axis of the magnet and configured to generate a respective plurality of magnetic field signals in response to the motion of the object with respect to magnetic field.
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