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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2009
Yongchul Ahn, Eagan, MN (US);
Shuiyuan Haung, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Antoine Khoueir, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Paul Anderson, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Lili Jia, Edina, MN (US);
Christina Laura Hutchinson, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Ivan Ivanov, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Dimitar Dimitrov, Edina, MN (US);
Yongchul Ahn, Eagan, MN (US);
Shuiyuan Haung, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Antoine Khoueir, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Paul Anderson, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Lili Jia, Edina, MN (US);
Christina Laura Hutchinson, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Ivan Ivanov, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Dimitar Dimitrov, Edina, MN (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A magnetic element and a method for making a magnetic element. The method includes patterning a first electrode material to form a first electrode on a substrate and depositing filler material on the substrate around the first electrode. The method further includes polishing to form a planar surface of filler and the first electrode. A magnetic cell is formed on the planar surface and a second electrode is formed on the magnetic cell. In some embodiments, the first electrode has an area that is at least 2:1 to the area of the magnetic cell.