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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2005
Applicant:
Mustafa Michael Pinarbasi, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Inventor:
Mustafa Michael Pinarbasi, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/127 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tunnel junction having reduced free layer coercivity for improved sensitivity. The tunnel valve has a free layer that has been deposited in the presence of a nitrogen gas, which reduces the coercivity of the free layer, thereby improving the sensor's sensitivity and performance.