Read-Rite Smi Corporation

Read Rite Corporation

Masayuki Takagishi

Fuminori Hikami

Daisuke Iitsuka

Kenji Komaki

Shin-ichi Akoh

An inductive/MR composite type thin-film magnetic head. In one embodiment, the inductive/MR composite type thin-film magnetic head is equipped with an inductive head used for writing. The inductive head includes an insulating film and a conductive coil that are laminated between upper and lower magnetic films. The inductive/MR composite type thin-film magnetic head also includes a magnetic resistance (MR) head used for read-out. The inductive/MR composite type thin-film magnetic head is characterized by the fact that a distance L between &lsqb;i&rsqb; the upper and lower magnetic poles, which face each other across a magnetic gap at the tip ends of the aforementioned upper and lower magnetic films and &lsqb;ii&rsqb; the point where the aforementioned upper and lower magnetic films are joined together has the relationship of L<8400/X, with respect to the desired data transmission rate X (Mbit/sec) of the aforementioned thin-film magnetic head. In one embodiment, L is less than or equal to 60 microns.

Inductive/MR composite type thin-film magnetic head with NLTS reduction

A composite type thin-film magnetic head. In one embodiment, a projection is formed on a second magnetic film layer of a composite type thin-film magnetic head. The position where this projection is formed is the area where a second magnetic film layer and third magnetic film layer face each other across a gap film layer. A width b of the projection is smaller than a width a of the third magnetic layer film.

Composite type thin-film magnetic head

An inductive/MR composite type thin film magnetic head which realizes high speed, high density recording while at the same time preventing the occurrence of read-out error by reducing NLTS. In one embodiment an inductive/MR composite type thin-film magnetic head is equipped with [a] an inductive head used for writing in which a magnetic gap layer, a conductive coil and insulating layers are laminated between upper and lower magnetic films, and [b] a magnetic resistance (MR) head used for read-out consisting of an MR element sandwiched between an upper shield which also serves as the aforementioned lower magnetic film, and a lower shield, the aforementioned conductive coil is formed in the shape of a solenoid which is wrapped around the aforementioned upper magnetic film by forming a lower coil part consisting of numerous segments on the surface of the first insulating layer, and then forming an upper coil part consisting of numerous segments from a point above a second insulating layer, upper magnetic film and third insulating layer laminated on the surface of the lower coil part, so that the respective end portions of the segments of the upper coil part are alternately connected with the respective end portions of the segments of the lower coil part.

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Mishima-gun, Japan

Masayuki Takagishi