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Read module with hybird closure

US6477009B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 29, 1999
Grant dateNov 5, 2002
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Expiry dateJul 29, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/584
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A multi-track read module including a hybrid thin film and mechanically closed shield includes a bottom shield layer onto which read elements are formed. A top shield is deposited over each read element. Each top shield is magnetically isolated from any other top shield and from the bottom shield layer. An insulative spacer layer is deposited between the plurality of top shields. A mechanical closure is affixed to the spacer layer.

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