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Magnetic device and process for production of magnetoresistive sensors according to this process

US5306573A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 14, 1993
Grant dateApr 26, 1994
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Expiry dateJan 14, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/1171
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a process for producing a plurality of magnetoresistive sensors on the same substrate. The invention particularly has as its object to facilitate a polishing phase of this process. The process of the invention comprises depositing a layer of a magnetoresistive material on a substrate, and then forming in this layer a plurality of magnetoresistive elements. The process further comprises making, at the site of each sensor and before the depositing the magnetoresistive layer, an inclined surface, in such a way that each magnetoresistive element is formed on this inclined surface and exhibits an edge directed outward from the substrate.

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