Patent ID: 9244134
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: G01R,H05K,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An XMR-sensor, comprising: a substrate having a first main surface area and a second, different main surface area; an XMR-structure comprising at least one section that extends along a first direction perpendicular to the first main surface area or the second main surface area such that an XMR-plane of the XMR-structure is arranged in the first direction; a first contact and a second contact arranged to contact the at least one section of the XMR-structure at different locations of the XMR-structure; and a current conductor configured to conduct a current therethrough, and generate a magnetic field parallel to the XMR-plane of the XMR-structure in response to the conducting current, wherein the substrate comprises at least two substrate layers stacked with respect to one another in the first direction, wherein the first contact is arranged in or at a first substrate layer of the at least two substrate layers, and wherein the second contact is arranged in or at a second substrate layer of the at least two substrate layers.