Combination read/write thin film magnetic head with slant surfaces extending from lower core layer prominence
US5949625A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 27, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49046
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A combination read/write thin film magnetic head includes an upper-core layer and a lower-core layer sandwiching a gap layer for writing data on a recording medium. The head also includes a magnetoresistive sensor layer for reading data from the recording medium. The magnetoresistive sensor layer is sandwiched by a lower-shielding layer and the lower-core layers, which also serves as an upper shielding layer. Each of the layers is arranged in parallel to one another. The width of the upper-core layer defines the width of a recording track. The width of the gap layer is made equal in length to the width of the upper-core layer to reduce magnetic leakage outside the recording track at the gap layer. The lower-core layer includes a prominence and a lower-core body. The prominence is made narrower to reduce magnetic leakage outside the recording track between the upper-core layer and the prominence. The lower-core body has slanted surfaces extending away from the upper-core layer. The slanted surface reduce magnetic leakage outside the recording track between the upper-core layer and the lower-core body.
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