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Inverted magnetoresistive head

US5668689A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 8, 1996
Grant dateSep 16, 1997
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Expiry dateAug 8, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/3967
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An inverted magnetoresistive head is disclosed. The inverted magnetoresistive head includes a reader positioned on top of a writer. The writer includes a bottom pole, a polymer insulator, a write gap, a pole tip and a top pole. The reader includes a bottom shield, a first reader gap, a magnetoresistive element, electrical contacts, a second reader gap and a shield.

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