Storage Technology Corporation

Matsushita-kotobuki Electronics, Industries, Ltd.

Robert B Chesnutt

Richard H Dee

Bradley N Engel

Geoffrey A Hungerford

Francis Campos

Charles Partee

John P Biesecker

Pierre Asselin

Steve Sanders

John C Fleming

Mike Jennison

A dual active element magnetoresistive tape read head uses weak biasing of active layers to reduce Barkhausen noise. The read head includes a first insulator layer. A first active magnetoresistive layer is built on the first insulator layer. A second insulator layer is built on the first active magnetoresistive layer. A second active magnetoresistive layer is on the second insulator layer. The second active magnetoresistive layer is magnetostatically coupled to the first active magnetoresistive layer. A third insulator layer is on the second active magnetoresistive layer. At least one insulator layer is a biasing layer comprised of an electrically nonconductive antiferromagnetic material.

Dual element magnetoresistive read head with integral element stabilization

Reducing alignment errors between a read element and corresponding write elements permits narrower data tracks and, hence, greater data density on magnetic tape. A method for manufacturing a thin film tape head having multiple write elements and at least one read element corresponding to each write element is provided. Excess material is trimmed from each write element to align the write element with corresponding read elements. The excess material may be track trimmed using a focused ion beam.

Highly aligned thin film tape head

Highly aligned thin film tape head and method of making same

A head structure for writing data on a magnetic media including a first pole having an upper surface and a write gap covering a portion of the upper surface. An upper pole tip formed on the write gap having a first width. A second pole having a second width greater than the first width and coupling to an upper surface of the upper pole tip. A conductive coil magnetically coupled to the first pole and the second pole to induce magnetic flux within the first and second pole in response to a current flowing in the coil.

Method and structure for defining track width on a recording head

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Arvada, CO, United States of America

Robert B Chesnutt