Amorphous diamond-like carbon gaps in magnetoresistive heads
US5644455A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 15, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/3967
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An assembly comprises a magnetoresistive element (16), a thermally conductive member or magnetic film (18, 26), and a film of thermally conductive, high electrical resistivity amorphous diamond-like carbon (14, 22) sandwiched between the magnetoresistive element and the thermally conductive member. In an MR head (12), at least one of the half-gaps of the MR head is fabricated of the amorphous diamond-like carbon film to dissipate heat from the MR element to the thermally conductive magnetic film(s) and shield the MR element from the magnetic film(s).
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