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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2004
Applicants:
Tetsuro Sasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Nubuya Oyama, Tokyo, JP;
Eiichi Omata, Tokyo, JP;
Masashi Sano, Tokyo, JP;
Soji Koide, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Tetsuro Sasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Nubuya Oyama, Tokyo, JP;
Eiichi Omata, Tokyo, JP;
Masashi Sano, Tokyo, JP;
Soji Koide, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
TDK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/187 (2006.01); G11B 5/33 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A thin-film magnetic head comprises at least one of an electromagnetic transducer and a magnetoresistive device, and a heater member adapted to generate heat upon energization. The heater member contains NiCu or NiCr.