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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hideaki Yamanaka, Osaka-fu, JP;
Kesami Saito, Sendai, JP;
Koki Takanashi, Sendai, JP;
Hiroyasu Fujimori, Sendai, JP;
Assignee:
Read-Rite SMI Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/39 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/39 ;
Abstract
A magnetic transducing element in which a ferromagnetic tunneling junction film, including first and second ferromagnetic layers and an insulating layer are enclosed between the ferromagnetic layers, and a nonmagnetic metal thin film is inserted between the second ferromagnetic layer and the insulating layer, is formed on a substrate.