Thin-film magnetic head having a shielding layer covered by a high-melting point layer on the magnetoresistive element side
US6697234B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 10, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2005/3996
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A thin-film magnetic head includes a magnetoresistive element, a shielding layer, and an insulating layer disposed between the magnetoresistive element and the shielding layer. The shielding layer is composed of an amorphous material and the surface thereof facing the magnetoresistive element is covered by a crystallization-inhibiting film for inhibiting crystallization of the shielding layer. The crystallization-inhibiting film may have an antioxidizing function for the shielding layer.
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