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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2007
Applicants:
Hisako Takei, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuo Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Hoshiya, Kanagawa, JP;
Taku Shintani, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Hisako Takei, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuo Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Hoshiya, Kanagawa, JP;
Taku Shintani, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/39 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide a sensor to produce high output with a small track width. Particular embodiments include forming a magnetoresistive sensor of a read head to be substantially vertical in its upper portion and gently upwardly convexly curved in its lower portion.