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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2013
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael R. Feldbaum, San Jose, CA (US);
Koichi Wago, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Bin Lu, San Ramon, CA (US);
David S. Kuo, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B44C 1/22 (2006.01); G11B 5/74 (2006.01); G11B 5/855 (2006.01); H01F 41/34 (2006.01); H01F 10/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/746 (2013.01); G11B 5/855 (2013.01); H01F 41/34 (2013.01); H01F 10/123 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein is a method including oxidizing tops of features of a patterned magnetic layer to form oxidized tops of the features; removing an excess of an applied first protective material down to at least the oxidized tops of the features to form a planarized layer; and applying a second protective material over the planarized layer.