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Magnetic Tunnel Junction (MTJ) Sensors for Integrated Circuits (IC) Electric Current Measurement

2013

We report on MgO Magnetic Tunnel Junction (MTJ) devices focusing on their potential application in the measurement of electrical current at the integrated circuit level. Single devices and full bridges have been specifically developed for this purpose. A sort of different designs regarding their geometry arrangement as well as the number of constitutive elements have been tested. Experimental characterization has been performed and results including impedance and sensitivity measurements are given.

Engineeringbusiness.industryElectrical engineeringGMRMagnetic tunnellingIntegrated circuitsensorslaw.inventionelectrical current sensingHigh impedanceTunnel magnetoresistanceElectrical currentlawElectric currentbusinessElectrical impedanceSensitivity (electronics)GMR; MTJ; integrated circuits; electrical current sensing; sensorsintegrated circuitsMTJ
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Microstructure Design for Fast Lifetime Measurements of Magnetic Tunneling Junctions

2019

The estimation of the reliability of magnetic field sensors against failure is a critical point concerning their application for industrial purposes. Due to the physical stochastic nature of the failure events, this can only be done by means of a statistical approach which is extremely time consuming and prevents a continuous observation of the production. Here, we present a novel microstructure design for a parallel measurement of the lifetime characteristics of a sensor population. By making use of two alternative designs and the Weibull statistical distribution function, we are able to measure the lifetime characteristics of a CoFeB/MgO/CoFeB tunneling junction population. The main param…

Materials science530 PhysicsPopulationMgO02 engineering and technologylcsh:Chemical technology01 natural sciencesBiochemistryArticleAnalytical Chemistrytunneling barrierstressCritical point (thermodynamics)sensor0103 physical sciencesElectronic engineeringlcsh:TP1-1185Electrical and Electronic EngineeringeducationInstrumentationWeibull distribution010302 applied physicseducation.field_of_studyreliabilityTime evolutionFailure rate021001 nanoscience & nanotechnologyMicrostructure530 PhysikAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsMagnetic fieldfailureDistribution functionTMRWeibull0210 nano-technologyMTJSensors (Basel, Switzerland)
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