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Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012

Filed:

Mar. 13, 2009
Applicants:

Takahiko Machita, Tokyo, JP;

Tomohito Mizuno, Tokyo, JP;

Koji Shimazawa, Tokyo, JP;

Tsutomu Chou, Tokyo, JP;

Daisuke Miyauchi, Tokyo, JP;

Yoshihiro Tsuchiya, Tokyo, JP;

Shinji Hara, Tokyo, JP;

Toshiyuki Ayukawa, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Takahiko Machita, Tokyo, JP;

Tomohito Mizuno, Tokyo, JP;

Koji Shimazawa, Tokyo, JP;

Tsutomu Chou, Tokyo, JP;

Daisuke Miyauchi, Tokyo, JP;

Yoshihiro Tsuchiya, Tokyo, JP;

Shinji Hara, Tokyo, JP;

Toshiyuki Ayukawa, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

TDK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/39 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A magnetoresistive effect element is structured in the manner that the antiferromagnetic layer interposed between the upper and lower shields is eliminated and the antiferromagnetic layer is positioned in a so-called shield layer. Therefore, it is realized to solve a pin reversal problem and to allow narrower tracks and narrower read gaps.


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