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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 04, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tohru Kira, Tenri, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360113 ; 360126 ; 360121 ;
Abstract
A combined thin film magnetic head includes a first yoke magnetic head and a second type MR head a front gap is provided at a front end of the first yoke type MR head, and a second yoke type MR head is provided behind the first yoke type MR head. Consequently, the first yoke type MR head and the second yoke type MR head can be formed on the same substrate through the same process steps, and the number of manufacturing steps can be significantly reduced.