Magnetic recording head
US6967823B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/3912
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A magnetic recording head includes an upper shield layer, a lower shield layer, a magnetoresistive film interposed between the upper shield layer and the lower shield layer, and a pair of leads electrically coupled to the magnetoresistive film, in which a pair of side shield layers constituted by portions of the upper shield layer is formed on both sides of the magnetoresistive film, and a spacing between each side shield layer and the magnetoresistive film is formed to be narrower than twice of a spacing between the upper shield layer and the lower shield layer, thereby a side reading amount can be made smaller than a conventional side reading value determined from the spacing between the upper and lower shield layers and a magnetic spacing between the head and a medium.
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