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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2008
Applicants:
Haruo Kawakami, Miura, JP;
Yasushi Ogimoto, Higashiyamato, JP;
Inventors:
Haruo Kawakami, Miura, JP;
Yasushi Ogimoto, Higashiyamato, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., Kawasaki-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 10/08 (2006.01); H01L 43/08 (2006.01); H01L 43/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A spin-valve element has a pair of ferromagnetic layers having mutually different coercive forces, sandwiching an insulating layer or a nonmagnetic layer therebetween. The in-plane shape of the spin-valve element is substantially circular in shape but is provided, in the peripheral portion, with a plurality of cutouts N, N, N, N. Preferably, the shape of at least one cutout be made different from that of others. Moreover, a storage device that employs such a spin-valve element is provided.