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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2010
Feng Liu, San Ramon, CA (US);
Dehua Han, Fremont, CA (US);
Ming Sun, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Yimin Guo, San Jose, CA (US);
Western Digital (Fremont), LLC, Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
A magnetic recording sensor for use in a data storage device is described. The sensor has a magnetoresistive sensing element and magnetic shields shielding the magnetoresistive sensing element. The magnetic shields include a first plated soft ferromagnetic layer, a second plated soft ferromagnetic layer, and an antiferromagnetic coupling (AFC) trilayer between the first plated soft ferromagnetic layer and the second plated soft ferromagnetic layer. The AFC trilayer includes a first AFC layer of sputtered ferromagnetic material; a second AFC layer of a nonmagnetic antiferromagnetic exchange material, and a third AFC layer of sputtered ferromagnetic material. Shields with AFC trilayers in bottom, side, and/or top shields, and well as between shields are provided. A method of fabricating is also provided.