HALL-ELEMENT

摘要

The invention relates to a hall element with a region (100) that has a non- zero Hall constant, a first contact (K1) for supplying an operating current (I) to said region, a third contact (K3) for conducting the operating curren t (I) away from said region, said first and said third contact defining a direction of the operating current within said region. The Hall element further comprises a second (K2) and a fourth contact (K4) for tapping a Hall voltage and a conductor structure (10) that is connected to the first contac t or to the third contact and that substantially surrounds said region lateral ly or that is located above or below said region. The conductor structure has t he effect that the self- field of the operating current is suppressed by the Ha ll element outside the Hall element in such a manner that the Hall element at least reduces the offset in the adjoining Hall elements. Due to the design o f the conductor structure the effects of the current return on the Hall voltag e produced by the Hall element itself are also at least reduced.