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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Erli Chen, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Sining Mao, Savage, MN (US);
Zheng Gao, Bloomington, MN (US);
Paul Kolbo, Bloomington, MN (US);
Douglas Saunders, Lakeville, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/1119 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/1119 ;
Abstract
A read sensor for use in a magnetic read head includes a magnetoresistive stack having a plurality of layers, and first and second shield regions positioned adjacent to the magnetoresistive stack. Each of the shield regions includes a first soft magnetic layer for shunting flux from an adjacent track to the shield region instead of the magnetoresistive stack.