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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2020
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Robert G. Biskeborn, Hollister, CA (US);
Calvin S. Lo, Saratoga, CA (US);
Philip M. Rice, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Teya Topuria, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/39 (2006.01); G11B 5/31 (2006.01); G11B 5/29 (2006.01); G11B 5/235 (2006.01); G11B 5/008 (2006.01); G11B 5/33 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/3912 (2013.01); G11B 5/00813 (2013.01); G11B 5/235 (2013.01); G11B 5/29 (2013.01); G11B 5/3106 (2013.01); G11B 5/332 (2013.01); G11B 5/39 (2013.01); G11B 5/3909 (2013.01); G11B 5/3945 (2013.01); G11B 5/3948 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus, according to one embodiment, includes a sensor having an active region, a magnetic shield adjacent the active region, a spacer between the active region and the magnetic shield, a second magnetic shield on an opposite side of the active region as the magnetic shield, and a second spacer between the active region and the second magnetic shield. Both spacers include an electrically conductive ceramic layer. The sensor is an electronic lapping guide.