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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark L. Watson, Louisville, CO (US);
Richard W. Crowell, Broomfield, CO (US);
Assignee:
Storage Technology Corporation, Louisville, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/10 ;
Abstract
A multi-track read module including a hybrid thin film and mechanically closed shield includes a bottom shield layer onto which read elements are formed. A top shield is deposited over each read element. Each top shield is magnetically isolated from any other top shield and from the bottom shield layer. An insulative spacer layer is deposited between the plurality of top shields. A mechanical closure is affixed to the spacer layer.