Twin vertical Hall sensor

摘要

A Hall sensor 300 comprises two separate wells 311 and 312 each having respective contacts 301, 302, 303 or 307, 308, 309 provided thereover. An oppositely directed bias current is supplied via contacts 301, 303 and 307, 309. Accordingly, a differential signal can be obtained from the two output contacts 302, 308. As in each well 311. 312 the middle contact 302, 308 can be precisely centred between the two outer contacts 301, 303 and 307, 309, the intrinsic offset is small. The sensor 300 can be subjected to reversed operation by reversing the bias current direction. This provides a sensor 300 with a low and temperature-stable offset.