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IP

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Inventions & Know-How

Our R&D team, led by Prof. R. Popovic, invented some of the most advanced magnetic field sensors:

The first integrated 3D Hall Probe
The most sensitive Vertical Hall Devices
The best Angular Position Sensors
The most successful Compass Chip
Novel Current Sensors

We can help you develop your own advanced products based on these inventions and the related know-how. Or we can grant you a license on some of our patents or designs.

OUR INVENTIONS AND HALL SENSOR DESIGNS AVAILABLE FOR LICENSING:

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PATENTS

EP2265962 Magnetic field sensor measuring a direction of a magnetic field in a plane and current sensor (granted: USA, JP, EU). Preferred application: Accurate and fast Integrated Angular Position Sensors.

EP13174935 Current transducer for measuring an electrical current (granted: EU; granted: JP). Preferred application: High-resolution Current Transducers.

EP14182975.4 Current transducer for measuring an electrical current flowing through a cable (granted: USA, EU). Preferred application: High-resolution Current Transducers.

EP14176835.8 Vertical Hall Device (granted: USA, CN, JP; pending: EU). Application: High-resolution CMOS integrated vertical Hall device.

EP16157316.7 Angle sensor, magnetic field sensor and method of measuring an angle of a magnetic field;(granted: US, EU, CN, JP; pending: KR). Preferred Application: Accurate and fast Integrated Angular Position Sensors and Small Angle Detectors.

EP16196608.0 Calibration tool for calibrating a magnetic sensor (granted: CH, EU, CN, US; pending: JP)

PCT/IB2019/059785 - Magnetic sensor with low noise and high bandwidth (pending: EP. US, CN, KR)

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Hall Sensors

CMOS Integrated Horizontal Hall Device Cell, featuring high magnetic sensitivity and low 1/f noise, is compatible with the spinning current technique.
CMOS Integrated Horizontal Hall Device Cell

CMOS Integrated Vertical Hall Device Cell (patent pending), featuring high magnetic sensitivity and low 1/f noise, is compatible with the spinning current technique.
CMOS Integrated Vertical Hall Device Cell (patent pending)

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Interface Circuit for Hall Sensors

CMOS Hall Spinning Current Integrated Circuit Cell, containing a horizontal and/or vertical Hall device, digital circuits and switches for the Hall spinning current biasing and signal readout
CMOS Hall Spinning Current Integrated Circuit Cell