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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Masaaki Niijima, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/39 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/39 ;
Abstract
A magnetic head has a base, a magnetoresistive (MR) head section formed on the base and an inductive head section formed on the MR head section. The MR head section includes an MR element layer arranged above the base, and an operative layer involving a terminal layer and arranged above the base and laterally adjacent to the MR element layer. The major surface of the MR element layer is located in a level substantially identical to a major surface of the operative layer to form a generally even upper surface facing away from the base. Consequently, the inductive head section is provided with a generally flat recording gap layer.