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High-Spatial Resolution Giant Magnetoresistive Sensors - Part I: Application in Non-Destructive Evaluation

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In this chapter, we report the utilization of spin-valve type giant magnetoresistance (GMR) sensors in non-destructive evaluation (NDE). The NDE application is the inspection of high-density printed circuit boards (PCBs) based on the eddy-current testing (ECT) technique. An ECT probe with a GMR sensor is presented for the inspection of high-density double-layer PCB models. The utilization of a GMR sensor as a magnetic sensor showed that PCB inspection could be performed with high-spatial resolution and sensitivity, over a large frequency range.

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  1. King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand

    K. Chomsuwan

  2. Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna, Chiang-Mai, Thailand

    T. Somsak

  3. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

    C. P. Gooneratne

  4. Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan

    S. Yamada

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Chomsuwan, K., Somsak, T., Gooneratne, C.P., Yamada, S. (2013). High-Spatial Resolution Giant Magnetoresistive Sensors - Part I: Application in Non-Destructive Evaluation. In: Giant Magnetoresistance (GMR) Sensors. Smart Sensors, Measurement and Instrumentation, vol 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37172-1_9

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