Current sensor with temperature-compensated magnetic tunnel junction bridge

A current sensor comprises a sensor bridge, with magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) elements, a MTJ temperature compensation resistor, and a current lead integrated onto a chip. The current lead is positioned close to the sensor bridge, and it is used to carry the test current. A permanent magnet is arranged at the periphery of the MTJ temperature compensation resistor. The permanent magnet rigidly aligns the magnetization direction of the free layer of the MTJ temperature compensation resistor anti-parallel to the magnetization direction of a pinning layer. The sensor bridge is connected in series with the MTJ temperature compensation resistor to temperature compensate the sensor bridge. A magnetic field generated by the test current produces an output voltage at the output of the temperature compensated sensor bridge that is proportional to the test current value.