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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Wonjoon Jung, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Thomas Roy Boonstra, Chaska, MN (US);
Sung-Hoon Gee, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
David A. Deen, Edina, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/39 (2006.01); G11B 5/31 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/3948 (2013.01); G11B 5/3169 (2013.01); G11B 5/39 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lateral spin valve reader and fabrication method thereof. The method includes forming an injector, a detector and a common channel layer that extends from the injector to the detector. The method also includes forming a first channel layer between the common channel layer and at least one of the injector or the detector with the first channel layer in contact with the common channel layer, thereby providing an interface between the first channel layer and the common channel layer.