Magnetoresistive head and method of initialization having a non-planar anti-ferromagnetic layer
US6154348A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 18, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2005/3996
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A magnetoresistive head includes a first ferromagnetic layer and a non-magnetic material layer adjacent to a center portion of the first ferromagnetic layer. A second ferromagnetic layer is provided adjacent to the non-magnetic metal layer. An anti-ferromagnetic layer covers the second ferromagnetic layer and the first ferromagnetic layer. The anti-ferromagnetic layer is non-planar at an area adjacent to the non-magnetic metal layer and the second ferromagnetic layer. A pair of electrodes is provided adjacent to the two edges of the anti-ferromagnetic layer.
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