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Magnetic resistance effect element and method for manufacture thereof

US5932343A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 12, 1997
Grant dateAug 3, 1999
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Expiry dateAug 12, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/265
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A magnetoresistive effect element has an NiO layer, an intermediate layer, a first ferromagnetic layer, a first MR enhancement layer, a non-magnetic layer, a second MR enhancement layer, a second ferromagnetic layer, and a protective layer, laminated in sequence onto an underlayer, the intermediate layer being made of a mixture of nickel oxide and a ferrous oxide materials.

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