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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021

Filed:

May. 20, 2020
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

David Seagle, Morgan Hill, CA (US);

Robert Biskeborn, Hollister, CA (US);

Calvin Shyhjong Lo, Saratoga, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/39 (2006.01); G11B 5/55 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/3912 (2013.01); G11B 5/398 (2013.01); G11B 5/5543 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method, in accordance with one aspect of the present invention, includes forming various layers of a data read transducer structure and of a lower shield layer of a servo read transducer structure in an array with the data read transducer structure in common fabrication steps. The formed dielectric layers of both read transducer structures, coupled with the unique shield structure of the data read transducer structure, work in concert to provide robust resistance to asperity-induced shorting while also lower smaller read gap thickness.


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