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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2014
Western Digital (Fremont), Llc, Fremont, CA (US);
Shaoping Li, San Ramon, CA (US);
Gerardo A. Bertero, Redwood City, CA (US);
Steven C. Rudy, Carmel Valley, CA (US);
Shihai He, Fremont, CA (US);
Ming Mao, Dublin, CA (US);
Haiwen Xi, San Jose, CA (US);
Srikanth Ganesan, Fremont, CA (US);
Qunwen Leng, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ge Yi, San Ramon, CA (US);
Rongfu Xiao, Dublin, CA (US);
Feng Liu, San Ramon, CA (US);
Lei Wang, Danville, CA (US);
WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT), LLC, Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for providing thin shields in a multiple sensor array are provided. One such apparatus is a magnetic read transducer including a first read sensor, a second read sensor, and a shield assembly positioned between the first read sensor and the second read sensor at an air bearing surface (ABS) of the magnetic read transducer, the shield assembly including a first shield layer assembly having a first footprint with a first area, and a second shield layer assembly having a second footprint with a second area, where the second area is greater than the first area.