Isoloop Magnetic Couplers

Abstract
Couplers, also known as "isolators" because they electrically
isolate as well as transmit data, are widely used in industrial and
factory networks, instruments, and telecommunications. Every one
knows the problems with optocouplers. They take up a lot of space, are
slow, optocouplers age and their temperature range is quite limited.
For years, optical couplers were the only option.
Over the years, most of the components used to build
instrumentation circuits have become ever smaller. Optocoupler
technology, however, hasn't kept up. Existing coupler technologies
look like dinosaurs on modern circuit boards.
Magnetic couplers are analogous to optocouplers in a number of
ways. Design engineers, especially in instrumentation technology, will
welcome a galvanically-isolated data coupler with integrated signal
conversion in a single IC. My report will give a detailed study about
'Isoloop Magnetic Couplers'.
Magnetic couplers are based on the Giant Magnetoresistance
(GMR) effect,
discovered by French scientists in 1988. GMR materials are made from
exotic
metal alloys deposited in extremely thin layers and formed into tiny
resistors. The
resistors provide a large change in resistance when subjected to a
magnetic field
(the Giant in Giant Magnetoresistance). GMR sensors have been
available for
several years, offering high sensitivity and stable, repeatable switch
points. The
technology also enables todays ultra high-speed hard-disk drives.
Advantages of magnetic coupling
Magnetic coupling advantages include high bandwidth, small
footprint, excellent
noise immunity, and temperature stability.