Thin film magnetic head with side layers under compression stress

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PATENT NO 8896974
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13853293

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A thin film magnetic head includes a spin valve film that includes a magnetization free layer, a magnetization pinned layer and a non-magnetic spacer layer that is disposed between the magnetization free and pinned layers, and a pair of side layers that are disposed at both sides of the spin valve film in a track width direction and at least in the vicinity of the magnetization free layer and the magnetization pinned layer. Each of the side layers has a bias magnetic field application layer that includes a soft magnetic layer and applies a bias magnetic field in the track width direction to the magnetization free layer, and a gap layer that is positioned between the spin valve film and the bias magnetic field application layer, and the side layers have compression stresses at least in the vicinity of the magnetization pinned layer.

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  • TDK CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kanaya, Takayasu Tokyo, JP 36 355
Kawasaki, Shohei Tokyo, JP 18 125
Machita, Takahiko Tokyo, JP 58 1114
Makino, Kenzo Tokyo, JP 63 283
Miura, Satoshi Tokyo, JP 121 948
Okame, Shuji Tokyo, JP 5 18
Sano, Masashi Tokyo, JP 65 972
Ukita, Hideyuki Tokyo, JP 12 147
Yanagisawa, Takumi Tokyo, JP 20 298

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