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Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011

Filed:

Jan. 13, 2009
Applicants:

Takayasu Kanaya, Tokyo, JP;

Kei Hirata, Tokyo, JP;

Yohei Koyanagi, Tokyo, JP;

Seiichi Takayama, Tokyo, JP;

Shinji Hara, Tokyo, JP;

Toshiyuki Ayukawa, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Takayasu Kanaya, Tokyo, JP;

Kei Hirata, Tokyo, JP;

Yohei Koyanagi, Tokyo, JP;

Seiichi Takayama, Tokyo, JP;

Shinji Hara, Tokyo, JP;

Toshiyuki Ayukawa, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

TDK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/33 (2006.01); G11B 5/48 (2006.01); G11B 5/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Foundation layers of a thin film magnetic head are disposed between insulating layers and bias magnetic field application layers, and are configured of Cr or Cr alloy. The insulating layers are configured of a Si oxide such that the Si content of the Si oxide is in the range of 30˜56 at % (atom %) and that the atom ratio of oxygen to Si (O/Si) is in the range of 0.8˜1.3. With the configuration, the occurrence rate of noise is reduced.


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