Magnetic sensor
AssigneeTDK Corporation
InventorsHidekazu Kojima, Kenzo Makino, Hiraku Hirabayashi
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Abstract
A magnetic sensor includes a substrate including a top surface; an insulating layer disposed on the substrate, the insulating layer including first and second inclined surfaces each inclined with respect to the top surface of the substrate; and an MR element. The MR element is disposed on the first inclined surface or the second inclined surface. The MR element includes a first side surface including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion having different angles with respect to the first inclined surface or the second inclined surface.
Claims14
A magnetic sensor comprising:
- a substrate including a reference plane;
- a support member disposed on the substrate, the support member including an inclined surface inclined with respect to the reference plane;
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- a magnetic detection element disposed on the inclined surface, the magnetic detection element including a first side surface including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion having different angles with respect to the inclined surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.