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Hall effect sensor
A magnetic sensor in which a magnetic field perpendicular to a current-carrying semiconductor plate produces a transverse voltage proportional to the field. It is cheap, CMOS integrable and contactless, but less sensitive than magnetoresistive elements.
- Also known as
- Hall sensor, Hall element
- Type
- Component
- Domain
- Photonics, MEMS & Sensors, Sensors
Notes
Ubiquitous for position, speed and current sensing in motors, vehicles and lid-closed detection in laptops and phones.
Related terms
- TMR
- GMR
- Current sensor
- Position sensor
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