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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Diane C Ewasko, Boulder, CO (US);
James C Cates, Louisville, CO (US);
Richard W Crowell, Broomfield, CO (US);
Richard H Dee, Louisville, CO (US);
Assignee:
Storage Technology Corporation, Louisville, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2960315 ; 2960314 ; 2960318 ; 216 22 ; 360113 ;
Abstract
The present invention discloses an improved structure and method of forming a dual magnetoresistive element head. The dual magnetoresistive element head includes a first and a second magnetoresistive element and leads extending from opposite end segments of each magnetoresistive element. In one aspect of the present invention, the first and second magnetoresistive elements and the leads are simultaneously formed from a wafer comprising a first and a second magnetic layer separated by an intermediate gap layer.