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TMR Sensor Array Unit: Magnetic Sensor Array

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A TMR (Tunnel Magnetoresistance) magnetic sensor array is a technology for detecting magnetic fields with high sensitivity and precision. It detects magnetic fields using the TMR effect—the property that resistance changes when the magnetization directions differ across a tunnel between 2 magnetic materials. Arranging multiple TMR elements side by side enables a TMR sensor array to detect magnetic fields over a wider area or measure particular directions and strengths in greater detail. An MR (Tunnel Magnetoresistance) sensor array unit is a unit comprising an array of magnetic sensors using the TMR effect. The TMR effect is a phenomenon in which electrical resistance changes according to differences in magnetization direction in ferromagnetic tunnel junctions. This property is used in sensors detecting magnetic-field direction and strength. TMR sensor array units feature 360° angle measurement, high angular accuracy, low power consumption, and redundancy. Products optimized particularly for automotive and industrial applications also exist. TMR sensors have higher MR ratios (resistance change rates) than AMR (Anisotropy Magnetoresistance) or GMR (Giant Magnetoresistance). In TMR elements, the MR ratio reaches 100%, allowing highly sensitive magnetic detection. Applications of TMR sensor-array units are progressing in fields requiring highly accurate angle measurement and magnetic-field detection.

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