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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2004
Applicants:
Tetsuro Sasaki, Chuo-ku, JP;
Soji Koide, Chuo-ku, JP;
Eiichi Omata, Chuo-ku, JP;
Masashi Sano, Chuo-ku, JP;
Nobuya Oyama, Chuo-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Tetsuro Sasaki, Chuo-ku, JP;
Soji Koide, Chuo-ku, JP;
Eiichi Omata, Chuo-ku, JP;
Masashi Sano, Chuo-ku, JP;
Nobuya Oyama, Chuo-ku, JP;
Assignee:
TDK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/127 (2006.01); H04R 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A thin-film magnetic head comprises at least one of a magnetoresistive device and an electromagnetic transducer, and a heater adapted to generate heat upon energization. A method of making this thin-film magnetic head comprises a heater forming step of forming the heater, and an annealing step of annealing the heater formed by the heater forming step.