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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2014
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Zhengqi Lu, Londonderry, GB;
Daniel Hassett, Newtown Cunningham, IE;
Paula McElhinney, Derry, GB;
Jiansheng Xu, Londonderry, GB;
Assignee:
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/115 (2006.01); G11B 5/39 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/3912 (2013.01); G11B 5/115 (2013.01); G11B 5/3909 (2013.01); G11B 2005/3996 (2013.01);
Abstract
In accordance with one implementation of the described technology, an apparatus comprises a sensor structure including a top shield which includes a top shield synthetic antiferromagnetic layer and a bottom shield including a bottom shield synthetic antiferromagnetic layer, wherein the bottom synthetic antiferromagnetic shield layer acts as a seed layer structure.