• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.151-154
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• 2014

Recent years have seen an increasing range of planar Hall resistive (PHR) sensor applications in the field of magnetic sensing. This study describes a new application of the PHR sensor to monitor a current. Initially, thermal drift experiments of the PHR sensor are performed, to determine the accuracy of the PHR signal output. The results of the thermal drift experiments show that there is no considerable drift in the signals attained from 0.1, 0.5, 1 and 2 mA current. Consequently, the PHR sensor provides adequate accuracy of the signal output, to perform the current monitoring experiments. The performances of the PHR sensor with bilayer and trilayer structures are then tested. The minimum detectable currents of the PHR sensor using bilayer and trilayer structures are $0.51{\mu}A$ and 54 nA, respectively. Therefore, the PHR sensor having trilayer structure is the better choice to detect ultra low current of few tens nanoampere.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.421-426
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• 2008

스핀밸브 GMR(giant magnetoresistance) 구조를 갖는 Ta/NiFe/CoFe/Cu/NiFe/IrMn/Ta재료의 자유층에 의한 PHR (planar hall resistance) 특성을 이용한 자기 바이오센서를 제작하였다. PHR 소자는 사진식각 및 건식에칭 공정을 통하여 마이크로 사이즈로 제작되었다. 직경이 $2.8\;{\mu}m$인 단일 자기비드가 있는 경우와 자기비드가 없는 경우 자기장의 세기에 다른 PHR 신호를 측정하였으며, 직경이 $2.8\;{\mu}m$인 단일 자기비드 측정에 성공하였다. 따라서 본 연구에서 제작한 PHR센서는 자기비드 입자의 유무에 따른 출력 특성의 차이를 이용하여 단일 자기비드 측정이 가능한 고분해능 자기 바이오센서에 응용될 수 있다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.342-348
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• 2021

For the characterization or failure analysis of electronic devices such as PCB (printed circuit boards), the most common method is the measurement of voltage waveforms with an oscilloscope. However, because there are many types of problems that cannot be detected by voltage waveform analysis, several other methods such as X-ray transmission, infrared imaging, or eddy current measurement have been applied for these analyses. However, these methods have also been limited to general analyses because they are partially useful in detecting physical defects, such as disconnections or short circuits. Fundamentally current waveform measurements during the operation of electronic devices need to be performed, however, commercially available current sensors have not yet been developed, particularly for applications in highly integrated PCB products with sub-millimeter fine pitch. In this study, we developed a highly sensitive PHR (planar hall resistance) magnetic sensor for application in highly integrated PCBs. The developed magnetic sensor exhibited sufficient features of an ultra-small size of less than 340 ㎛, magnetic field resolution of 10 nT, and current resolution of 1 mA, which can be applicable for PCB analyses. In this work, we introduce the development process of the magnetic sensing probe and its characteristic results in detail, and aim to extend this pin-type current probe to applications such as current distribution imaging of PCBs.