Lateral spin valve reader with in-plane detector
US9704515B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2005/3996
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A lateral spin valve reader includes a detector located proximate to a bearing surface of the reader, a spin injector located away from the bearing surface, and a channel layer that substantially extends from the detector to the spin injector. The channel layer and the detector are substantially in a same plane.
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