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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1992
Tomohisa Komoda, Nara, JP;
Ryoji Minakata, Nara, JP;
Tohru Kira, Tenri, JP;
Akiyoshi Fujii, Nara, JP;
Hiroshi Suzuki, Nara, JP;
Atsuo Mukai, Nara, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A magnetoresistance effect type thin film magnetic head includes a MR element having the electrical resistance changed according to a change in an applied signal magnetic field, a lead electrode for detecting a voltage change generated across the ends of the MR element in which a change in electrical resistance is generated, and high coercive force films for applying a weak magnetic field to the MR element. The high coercive force films are arranged in the proximity of the ends of the MR element and at a predetermined position between the ends. According to this structure, a weak magnetic field is applied in uniform over the entire MR element to facilitate unification of magnetic domain of the MR element even in the case of a long MR element. Therefore, unification of magnetic domain can easily be carried out over the entire region of the MR element without increasing the film thickness of the high coercive force film even in a case of a wide track width, resulting in a thin film magnetic head with no Barkhausen noise generation.