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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360297 | Magnetoresistive sensor with antiparallel coupled lead/sensor overlap region A spin valve sensor with an antiparallel coupled lead/sensor overlap region is provided comprising a ferromagnetic bias layer antiparallel coupled to a free layer in first and second passive regions where first and second lead layers overlap the spin valve sensor la... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7313856 | Method of manufacturing a magnetoresistive sensor with a thin antiferromagnetic layer for pinning antiparallel coupled tabs A manufacturing method for a spin valve sensor with a thin antiferromagnetic (AFM) layer exchange coupled to a self-pinned antiparallel coupled bias layer in the lead overlap regions is provided. The spin valve sensor comprises forming a ferromagnetic bias layer ant... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7230805 | Semiconductor slider with an integral spin valve transistor structure and method for making same without a bonding step A semiconductor slider including an integral spin valve transistor (SVT) having a read width of 250 nm or less disposed on a monolithic semiconductor. substrate, useful in magnetic data storage applications. The monolithic slider may also include other magnetic and ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7191508 | Method for manufacturing thin-film magnetic head sliders A method for manufacturing thin-film magnetic head sliders is disclosed. Initially, an elastic layer, which may be made of poly-dimethyl siloxane (PDMS), is spun on a wafer and is thermally cured. Then, a resist layer is spun on the elastic layer. Both the resist la... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7177120 | Self-pinned spin valve sensor with a high coercivity antiparallel (AP) pinned layer A magnetic head assembly has a read head that includes a sensor wherein the sensor includes a self-pinned antiparallel (AP) pinned layer structure, a ferromagnetic free layer structure that has a magnetic moment that is free to rotate in response to signal fields an... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7133264 | High resistance sense current perpendicular-to-plane (CPP) giant magnetoresistive (GMR) head A current-perpendicular-to-plane (CPP) spin valve (SV) sensor and fabrication method with a contiguous junction type geometry that increases sensor resistance by up to two orders of magnitude over conventional CPP GMR geometry for a particular track read-width. The ... | 11/07/2006 |
| D530343 | Housing for a storage device | 10/17/2006 |
| 7084467 | Spin valve transistor with self-pinned antiparallel pinned layer structure A spin valve transistor includes an emitter, a collector, a base between the emitter and the collector, a spin valve which includes a free layer structure, a self-pinned antiparallel (AP) pinned layer structure and a nonmagnetic spacer layer between the free layer s... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7082017 | High magnetoresistance spin valve sensor with self-pinned antiparallel (AP) pinned layer structure A spin valve sensor includes a spacer layer which is located between a free layer and an antiparallel (AP) pinned layer structure wherein the AP pinned layer structure includes an antiparallel coupling layer which is located between and interfaces first and second A... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7075760 | CPP sensor with in-stack biased free layer A magnetic head assembly includes a read head with a current perpendicular to the planes (CPP) sensor. The CPP sensor includes an AP pinned layer structure, a free layer and a spacer layer which is located between the free layer and the AP pinned layer structure. An... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7064938 | Spin valve sensor with a nitrogen sputtered free layer A method makes a spin valve sensor of a magnetic read head which includes the steps of forming a ferromagnetic pinned layer structure that has a magnetic moment, forming a pinning layer exchange coupled to the pinned layer structure for pinning the magnetic moment o... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7061728 | High linear density read head with a contiguous junction and minimal shield shorts In a magnetic head a read sensor is located between first and second read gap layers wherein the first read gap layer includes a read gap material layer and first and second refill gap layers. The read gap material layer has first and second depressions which extend... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7054085 | Use of shunt resistor with large RA product tunnel barriers A read head for use with an interconnect transmission line having a characteristic impedance of Z0 includes a tunnel valve device and a shunt resistor RS that is connected in parallel across the tunnel valve device. The tunnel valve device has a device re... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7016167 | Spin valve transistor with stabilization and method for producing the same A method and structure for a spin valve transistor (SVT) comprises a magnetic field sensor, an insulating layer adjacent the magnetic field sensor, a bias layer adjacent the insulating layer, a non-magnetic layer adjacent the bias layer, and a ferromagnetic layer ov... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6965229 | Method of detecting polarity reversal in a magnetoresistive sensor A method is provided for testing a magnetoresistive sensor for polarity reversal. In one embodiment, the method includes: writing a test pattern on a magnetic disk; providing a mechanical or thermal stress to the magnetoresistive sensor for a period of time; and, co... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6958892 | Magnetoresistive sensor with a thin antiferromagnetic layer for pinning antiparallel coupled tabs A spin valve sensor with a thin antiferromagnetic (AFM) layer exchange coupled to a self-pinned antiparallel coupled bias layer in the lead overlap regions is provided. The spin valve sensor comprises a ferromagnetic bias layer antiparallel coupled to a free layer i... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6876527 | Magnetoresistive sensor with antiparallel coupled lead/sensor overlap region A spin valve sensor with an antiparallel coupled lead/sensor overlap region is provided comprising a ferromagnetic bias layer antiparallel coupled to a free layer in first and second passive regions where first and second lead layers overlap the spin valve sensor la... | 04/05/2005 |
