Magnetoresistance effect device, and magnetoresistance effect type head, memory device, and amplifying device using the same
US6005798A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C2211/5616
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A magnetoresistance effect device of the invention includes: a substrate; and a multilayer structure formed on the substrate. The multilayer structure includes a hard magnetic film, a soft magnetic film, and a non-magnetic metal film for separating the hard magnetic film from the soft magnetic film. The magnetization curve of the hard magnetic film has a good square feature, and the direction of a magnetization easy axis of the hard magnetic film substantially agrees to the direction of a magnetic field to be detected.
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