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Patent US7746056 - Integrated sensor - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn electronic circuit includes a substrate having a surface and a device supported by the surface of the substrate. The electronic circuit also includes a magnetic field transducer disposed over the surface of the substrate and an insulating layer disposed between the substrate and the magnetic field...http://www.google.com/patents/US7746056?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7746056 - Integrated sensorAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7746056 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/357,421Publication dateJun 29, 2010Filing dateJan 22, 2009Priority dateFeb 11, 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asEP1581817A1, EP2431755A2, EP2431756A2, EP2431757A2, EP2431758A2, EP2431759A2, US7259545, US7518354, US20040155644, US20070247146, US20090128130, WO2004072672A1Publication number12357421, 357421, US 7746056 B2, US 7746056B2, US-B2-7746056, US7746056 B2, US7746056B2InventorsJason Stauth, Richard Dickinson, Glenn Forrest, Ravi VigOriginal AssigneeAllegro Microsystems, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (126), Non-Patent Citations (30), Referenced by (43), Classifications (14), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetIntegrated sensor
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