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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Hgst Netherlands B.v., Amsterdam, NL;
Inventors:
Hideki Mashima, Odawara, JP;
Tutomu Yasuda, Odawara, JP;
Masashige Sato, Atsugi, JP;
Masahiko Hatatani, Kamakura, JP;
Assignee:
HGST Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/127 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A magnetic sensor having improved pinned layer robustness for improved reliability and having improved side shielding for improved track resolution at very high data densities. The sensor has a pinned layer structure with laterally extending wing portions that become thicker with increasing distance from the air bearing surface and has a side shield structure has a thickness that decreases with increasing distance from the air bearing surface.