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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2006
Yoshihiko Seyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Atsushi Tanaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Keiichi Nagasaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Yutaka Shimizu, Kawasaki, JP;
Shin Eguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Hitoshi Kanai, Kawasaki, JP;
Reiko Kondo, Kawasaki, JP;
Hitoshi Kishi, Kawasaki, JP;
Junya Ikeda, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshihiko Seyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Atsushi Tanaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Keiichi Nagasaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Yutaka Shimizu, Kawasaki, JP;
Shin Eguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Hitoshi Kanai, Kawasaki, JP;
Reiko Kondo, Kawasaki, JP;
Hitoshi Kishi, Kawasaki, JP;
Junya Ikeda, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A magnetoresistive sensor including the following layers, in order: a first conductor layer; a first antiferromagnetic layer; a first pinned ferromagnetic layer; a first nonmagnetic intermediate layer; a free ferromagnetic layer; a second nonmagnetic intermediate layer; a second pinned ferromagnetic layer; a second antiferromagnetic layer; and a second conductor layer. Alternatively, the magnetoresistive sensor may include the following layers, in order: a first conductor layer; a first free ferromagnetic layer; a first nonmagnetic intermediate layer; a first pinned ferromagnetic layer; an antiferromagnetic layer; a second pinned ferromagnetic layer; a second nonmagnetic intermediate layer; a second free ferromagnetic layer; and a second conductor layer.