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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2004
Tomomi Funayama, Hino, JP;
Masayuki Takagishi, Kunitachi, JP;
Katsuhiko Koui, Yokohama, JP;
Kohichi Tateyama, Yokohama, JP;
Tomomi Funayama, Hino, JP;
Masayuki Takagishi, Kunitachi, JP;
Katsuhiko Koui, Yokohama, JP;
Kohichi Tateyama, Yokohama, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A magnetoresistance effect element of the dual spin valve type using a current-perpendicular-to-the-plane (CPP) system where a sensing current flows perpendicular to the stacked faces of a plurality of conductive layers, the magnetoresistance effect element comprises a first unit which includes a free layer and a first pinning layer, a second unit which includes the free layer shared with the first unit and a second pinning layer, a first current control layer which is provided in the first unit and limits the flow quantity of the sensing current, and a second current control layer which is provided in the second unit and limits the flow quantity of the sensing current.
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