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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2014
Western Digital (Fremont), Llc, Fremont, CA (US);
Shaoping Li, San Ramon, CA (US);
Yuankai Zheng, Fremont, CA (US);
Gerardo A. Bertero, Redwood City, CA (US);
Qunwen Leng, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michael L. Mallary, Sterling, MA (US);
Rongfu Xiao, Dublin, CA (US);
Ming Mao, Dublin, CA (US);
Zhihong Zhang, Fremont, CA (US);
Anup G. Roy, Fremont, CA (US);
Chen Jung Chien, Mountain View, CA (US);
Zhitao Diao, Fremont, CA (US);
Ling Wang, San Ramon, CA (US);
Western Digital (Fremont), LLC, Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
A tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) read sensor having a tabbed AFM layer and an extended pinned layer and methods for making the same are provided. The TMR read sensor has an AFM layer recessed from the air bearing surface, providing a reduced shield-to-shield distance.