摘要:
A potentiometer includes a magnetoresistive element made of ferromagnetic material. A device applies a magnetic field to the magnetoresistive element. An absolute value of the magnetic field applied to the magnetoresistive element is equal to or greater than a saturation magnetic field with respect to the ferromagnetic magnetoresistive element. The magnetic field applying device is movable relative to the magnetoresistive element.
摘要:
According to this invention, a device for detecting magnetism comprises; a substrate, an interposed insulating layer containing impurities therein, formed on the substrate, and a ferromagnetic magnetoresistive element formed on the interposed layer, wherein at least a portion of the interposed layer on which the ferromagnetic magnetoresistive element is formed has a concentration of impurities of less than a predetermined value. Further, in the device of this invention, the surface of the layer interposed between the substrate and the ferromagnetic magnetoresistive element has a surface roughness of less than 120 and an angle between a contacting surface of a conductive wiring and the ferromagnetic magnetoresistive element and the surface of the interposed layer is less than 78 degrees. Therefore, a device wherein a deterioration of the quality film of the ferromagnetic magnetoresistive element can be avoided and a reduction of the ratio of the resistance variation of the ferromagnetic magnetoresistive element can be maintained at less than 10% can be obtained, and further, a device wherein the generation of noise can be effectively suppressed so that the device is highly sensitive to magnetism and has a high S/N ratio, and further, the breakdown ratio caused by wiring breakages is effectively reduced, can be obtained.
摘要:
The comparator circuit includes an amplifier amplifying a voltage signal inputted from outside, a voltage dividing circuit dividing down a power supply voltage supplied from outside, thereby producing a reference voltage, a waveform dull circuit dulling the reference voltage, and a comparator comparing a voltage of the input voltage signal amplified by the amplifier with the reference voltage dulled by the waveform dull circuit.
摘要:
A rotation object is made of a magnetic material and disposed within a predetermined range of an angle of rotation on a plane perpendicular to an axis of rotation. A bias magnet generates a bias magnetic field to the rotation body in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation. Magnetic resistance elements are disposed in the bias magnetic field on a plane including the axis of rotation at a position deviated from the position of the rotation object in the axial direction of the rotation body and inclined by about 45.degree. relative to a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation.
摘要:
The comparator circuit includes an amplifier amplifying a voltage signal inputted from outside, a voltage dividing circuit dividing down a power supply voltage supplied from outside, thereby producing a reference voltage, a waveform dull circuit dulling the reference voltage, and a comparator comparing a voltage of the input voltage signal amplified by the amplifier with the reference voltage dulled by the waveform dull circuit.
摘要:
In a magnetism detecting apparatus, a magnetoresistance element is positioned adjacent to a gear with teeth to be responsive to magnetic field applied thereto. The gear is shaped such that each of the teeth satisfies SA/(SA+SB)
摘要:
A magnetic detection device including a biasing magnet for generating a bias magnetic field directed to an object of detection having a magnetic material; a magnetoresistance effective element disposed at an inclination of about 45.degree. to the direction of the bias magnetic field to provide a change in resistance caused by the bias magnetic field in accordance with movement of the object of detection, so as to detect a change in state of the bias magnetic field via the change in resistance of the magnetoresistance effective element; and the biasing magnet having a hollow portion containing a holder for holding the magnetoresistance effective element in a position between a surface of the biasing magnet and the object of detection and close to the surface of the biasing element.