Abstract: A thin magnetic element comprising a coil pattern formed on at least one side of a substrate and a thin magnetic film formed on the coil pattern, wherein, assuming that the thickness and width of a coil conductor constituting the coil pattern are t and a, respectively, an aspect ratio t/a of the coil conductor satisfies the relationship 0.035≦t/a≦0.35, and the thin magnetic film has a resistivity of 400 &mgr;&OHgr;cm or more.

Abstract: A thin magnetic element which comprises a coil pattern formed on at least one side of a substrate and a thin magnetic film formed on the coil pattern, wherein:said thin magnetic film is for++med to a thickness of 0.5 .mu.m or greater but 8 .mu.m or smaller;and at least one of the following conditions, that is, assuming that the thickness and width of a coil conductor constituting the coil pattern are t and a, respectively, an aspect ratio t/a of the coil conductor satisfies the following relationship: 0.035.ltoreq.t/a.ltoreq.0.35;and assuming that the width of the conductor constituting the coil pattern is a and the distance between the mutually adjacent coil conductors in the coil pattern is b, the following relationship: 0.2.ltoreq.a/(a+b) is satisfied.

Abstract: A sensor having a wide sensing range is capable of being controll by a small scale processor. The sensor comprises: a plurality of planar zigzag coils being provided on substrates, the planar zigzag coils having the same coil pitch and being formed into zigzag shape in a first direction, the planar zigzag coils being capable of relative movement in the first direction, the planar zigzag coils including a first planar zigzag coil, which is a primary coil, and a second planar zigzag coil, which is a secondary coil; a magnetizing unit for magnetizing the first planar zigzag coil; a first detecting unit for detecting induced electromotive force, which is induced in the second planar zigzag coil by the first magnetized planar zigzag coil; and a second detecting unit for detecting displacement length between the first planar zigzag coil and the second planar zigzag coil on the basis of the induced electromotive force in the second planar zigzag coil.