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Advanced Hall Sensors

Stretford manufacturer of thin-film semiconductor Hall-effect sensor elements and magnetic sensing devices, supplying custom Hall sensors and sensor wafers to instrumentation, industrial and research customers.

Company overview

Advanced Hall Sensors is a University of Manchester spin-out that designs and produces magnetic sensors based on its own compound semiconductor quantum well Hall effect (QWHE) structure. The sensors are made in a class 1000 cleanroom in Trafford Park and offer higher sensitivity, dynamic range and temperature stability than conventional silicon Hall devices. They are used in precision metrology, current sensing and non-destructive testing, and the company builds instruments on the sensor, including magnetic imaging arrays. Its work was recognised with an Institute of Physics Business Award in 2020.

Semiconductor activity

Primary capability: MEMS / Sensors. Supply-chain role: Device design, Device fabrication.

Technologies and capabilities

  • Sensors
  • MEMS
  • III-V Semiconductors

QWHE magnetic sensors; Magnetic imaging systems; Current sensing

Markets served

  • Industrial
  • Medical
  • Oil and gas

UK presence

Stretford, North West. Part of the North West cluster.

Research links: University of Manchester.

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