Offset Drift Dependence of Hall Cells with their Designed Geometry

Authors

  • Maria-Alexandra Paun STI-IELElectronics, Lab of Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne
  • Jean-Michel Sallese STI-IELElectronics, Lab of Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne
  • Maher Kayal STI-IELElectronics, Lab of Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne

Abstract

In this paper, the performance of CMOS Hall Effect Sensors with four different geometries has been experimentally studied. Using a characteristic measurement system, the cells residual offset and its temperature behavior were determined. The offset, offset drift and sensitivity are quantities that were computed to determine the sensors performance. The temperature coefficient of specific parameters such as individual, residual offset and resistance has been also investigated. Therefore the optimum cell to fit the best in the performance specifications was identified. The variety of tested shapes ensures a good analysis on how the sensors performance changes with geometry.

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