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Thin film magnetic head

US6188543A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 22, 1998
Grant dateFeb 13, 2001
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Expiry dateApr 22, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/012
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A thin film magnetic head includes a recording gap layer, and lower and upper magnetic pole layers made of polycrystalline magnetic substances, deposited to sandwich the recording gap layer. An average particle size D of crystal substances at least in a region of the upper magnetic pole layer, near the recording gap layer with respect to a recording track width W is set to D.ltoreq.W/20.

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