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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Hgst Netherlands B.v., Amsterdam, NL;
Inventors:
Jun Aoyama, Kanagawa-Ku, JP;
Hiroyuki Katada, Odawara, JP;
Masato Shiimoto, Odawara, JP;
Mikito Sugiyama, Odawara, JP;
Yosuke Urakami, Odawara, JP;
Assignee:
HGST NETHERLANDS B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/39 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/3912 (2013.01); G11B 5/39 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments described herein generally relate to a magnetic read head wherein read sensitivity distribution is made asymmetric in the off-track direction. The method of making the magnetic head is also disclosed. The read head may comprise a magneto-resistive effect element with an asymmetric structure around the element in the off-track direction and the read sensitivity profile in the off-track direction may also be asymmetric.