Magnetoresistive transducer with spin-valve structure and manufacturing method of the same
US6093444A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2005/3996
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A MR transducer with a spin-valve structure formed on a substrate. The spin-valve structure has at least an antiferromagnetic material layer made of a NiMn alloy, a first ferromagnetic material layer, a nonmagnetic material layer and a second ferromagnetic material layer sequentially deposited on the substrate in this order.
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