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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2007
Applicants:
Ying Hong, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
David J. Seagle, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ying Hong, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
David J. Seagle, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Assignee:
HGST Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/39 (2006.01); B82Y 10/00 (2011.01); B82Y 25/00 (2011.01); G11B 5/31 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/3909 (2013.01); B82Y 10/00 (2013.01); B82Y 25/00 (2013.01); G11B 5/3166 (2013.01); G11B 5/3903 (2013.01); G11B 5/3169 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49021 (2015.01);
Abstract
A magnetic head including a CPP read head sensor. The CPP sensor includes a tunnel barrier layer. At least one portion of ELG material is coplanar with the tunnel barrier layer.