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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2012
Applicants:
Yiao-tee Hsia, Wexford, PA (US);
Wei Peng, Wilkinsburg, PA (US);
Timothy J. Klemmer, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Yiao-Tee Hsia, Wexford, PA (US);
Wei Peng, Wilkinsburg, PA (US);
Timothy J. Klemmer, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/02 (2006.01); H01F 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method includes activating a stress-effecting layer of a thin film structure, having the stress effecting layer adjacent to a magnetic layer, to induce a magneto-elastic anisotropy in the magnetic layer.