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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2000
Katsuya Kikuiri, Niigata-ken, JP;
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A thin film magnetic head includes a head element portion stacked on a side surface of a substrate having two opposed planes, two opposed side surfaces intersecting the planes, and a tape slide surface provided at one end portion of the planes and the side surfaces. At least one of a magnetic gap Gb of an induction type magnetic head and a magneto-resistive effect element Ga of a magneto-resistive effect type magnetic head are exposed on the tape slide surface, and a bonding pad is connected to the head element portion, wherein an angle made by one of the side surfaces on which the head element portion and the bonding pad are provided and one of the planes constitutes an azimuth angle.