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Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020

Filed:

Jun. 26, 2019
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Robert G. Biskeborn, Hollister, CA (US);

Robert E. Fontana, Jr., San Jose, CA (US);

Calvin S. Lo, Saratoga, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/39 (2006.01); G11B 5/008 (2006.01); G11B 5/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/3909 (2013.01); G11B 5/00826 (2013.01); G11B 5/00878 (2013.01); G11B 5/397 (2013.01); G11B 5/4893 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus, according to one embodiment, includes a first circuit electrically coupled to a first read transducer and a first parallel circuit, the first read transducer having a tunnel valve structure having a resistance. A second circuit is electrically coupled to a second read transducer having a tunnel valve structure. An area of a tunnel barrier portion of the second read transducer along a plane of deposition thereof is larger than an area of a tunnel barrier portion of the first read transducer along a plane of deposition thereof.


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