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System for providing a magnetoresistive head having higher efficiency

US6137661A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 19, 1998
Grant dateOct 24, 2000
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Expiry dateOct 19, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49052
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for providing a head for reading data is disclosed. The method and system include providing a magnetoresistive element and providing a flux guide having a high resistivity. The magnetoresistive element has an end. The flux guide also has an end. The end of the flux guide is adjacent to the end of the magnetoresistive element.

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