CPP type magnetoresistive device with biasing arrangement for ferromagnetic layers having respective magnetizations orthogonal to one another, and magnetic disk system using same

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PATENT NO 7881021
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12022538

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A magnetoresistive device with CPP structure, comprising a nonmagnetic intermediate layer, and a first ferromagnetic layer and a second ferromagnetic layer stacked and formed with said nonmagnetic intermediate layer interposed between them, wherein each of said first and second ferromagnetic layers comprises a sensor area joining to the nonmagnetic intermediate layer and a magnetization direction control area that extends further rearward from the position of the rear end of said nonmagnetic intermediate layer; a magnetization direction control multilayer arrangement is interposed at an area where the magnetization direction control area for said first ferromagnetic layer is opposite to the magnetization direction control area for said second ferromagnetic layer to produce magnetizations of the said first and second ferromagnetic layers which are antiparallel with each other; and said sensor area is provided at both width direction ends with biasing layers working such that the mutually antiparallel magnetizations of said first and second ferromagnetic layers intersect in substantially orthogonal directions.

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  • TDK CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ayukawa, Toshiyuki Tokyo, JP 12 146
Chou, Tsutomu Tokyo, JP 111 1718
Hara, Shinji Tokyo, JP 147 1900
Machita, Takahiko Tokyo, JP 58 1114
Matsuzawa, Hironobu Tokyo, JP 20 204
Miyauchi, Daisuke Tokyo, JP 115 2494
Mizuno, Tomohito Tokyo, JP 85 581
Noguchi, Kiyoshi Tokyo, JP 52 776
Shimazawa, Koji Tokyo, JP 237 4054
Tsuchiya, Yoshihiro Tokyo, JP 177 2436

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