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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2008
Eric W. Singleton, Maple Plain, MN (US);
Qing He, Plymouth, MN (US);
Jae-young Yi, Shakopee, MN (US);
Matt Johnson, Edina, MN (US);
Zheng Gao, Savage, MN (US);
Dimitar V. Dimitrov, Edina, MN (US);
Song S. Xue, Edina, MN (US);
Eric W. Singleton, Maple Plain, MN (US);
Qing He, Plymouth, MN (US);
Jae-Young Yi, Shakopee, MN (US);
Matt Johnson, Edina, MN (US);
Zheng Gao, Savage, MN (US);
Dimitar V. Dimitrov, Edina, MN (US);
Song S. Xue, Edina, MN (US);
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A magnetic sensor assembly includes first and second shields each comprised of a magnetic material. The first and second shields define a physical shield-to-shield spacing. A sensor stack is disposed between the first and second shields and includes a seed layer adjacent the first shield, a cap layer adjacent the second shield, and a magnetic sensor between the seed layer and the cap layer. At least a portion of the seed layer and/or the cap layer comprises a magnetic material to provide an effective shield-to-shield spacing of the magnetic sensor assembly that is less than the physical shield-to-shield spacing.