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Magnetoresistive read head having an exchange layer

US5966272A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 21, 1993
Grant dateOct 12, 1999
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Expiry dateJun 21, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/02
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A magnetoresistive (MR) read transducer having an exchange layer adjacent a soft adjacent layer (SAL). The exchange layer generates a transverse bias field which saturates the SAL with little or no sense current.

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