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7453672 Spin valve magnetoresistive device with conductive-magnetic material bridges in a dielectric or semiconducting layer alternatively of magnetic material  
A magnetoresistive device with a spin valve formed from a stack of layers including at least two magnetic layers for which the relative orientation of their magnetization directions can vary under...
7443638 Magnetoresistive structures and fabrication methods  
Disclosed herein is a magnetoresistive structure, for example useful as a spin-valve or GMR stack in a magnetic sensor, and a fabrication method thereof. The magnetoresistive structure uses twisted...
7443636 Magnetic head having layered film with tilted crystalline grain structure  
Embodiments of the invention implement a construction capable of reconciling high read output with high stability by improving the structures of magnetic films. In one embodiment, an inclined...
7443635 Magnetic detector including antiferromagnetic layer, amorphous barrier layer, base layer, and hard layer arranged in that order and method for manufacturing magnetic detector  
A multilayer film is placed on a subatrate. The multilayer film includes an antiferromagnetic layer, a pinned magnetic layer, a non-magnetic material layer, and a free magnetic layer. The...
7443004 Magnetoresistance effect element, magnetic head and magnetic reproducing apparatus  
In a spin valve type element, an interface insertion layer ( 32, 34 ) of a material exhibiting large spin-dependent interface scattering is inserted in a location of a magnetically pinned layer (...
7436636 Dual CPP GMR sensor with in-stack bias structure  
A dual current perpendicular to plane (CPP) sensor having an in stack bias structure disposed between first and second free layers. The hard bias structure includes a plurality of magnetic layers...
7433160 Magnetoresistive element and method of manufacturing the same  
A magnetoresistive element is disclosed that includes a magnetoresistive film; a cap film configured to cover the magnetoresistive film and include a three-layer structure in at least a part...
7428127 CPP magnetoresistive effect element and magnetic storage device having a CPP magnetoresistive effect element  
A CPP magnetoresistive effect element includes a free magnetization layer, a fixed magnetization layer, and a plurality of conductive non-magnetic intermediate layers formed between the free...
7423848 Process and structure to fabricate CPP spin valve heads for ultra-high recording density  
A CPP-GMR spin value sensor structure with an improved MR ratio and increased resistance is disclosed. All layers except certain pinned layers, copper spacers, and a Ta capping layer are oxygen...
7423847 Current-perpendicular-to-the-plane spin-valve (CPP-SV) sensor with current-confining apertures concentrated near the sensing edge  
A current-perpendicular-to-the-plane spin-valve (CPP-SV) magnetoresistive sensor has an insulating layer with at least one aperture that confines the flow of sense current through the active...
7420787 Magnetoresistive sensor having a shape enhanced pinned layer  
A magnetoresistive sensor having a pinned layer that extends beyond the stripe height defined by the free layer of the sensor. The extended pinned layer has a strong shape induced anisotropy that...
7420786 Arrangement of a magneto-resistance effect element having a surface contacting a side face of an electrode and magnetic memory using this arrangement  
An area of an element can be made small and fluctuation in area can be reduced. A magneto-resistance effect element is provided with a first electrode with an end face; a magneto-resistance effect...
7417832 Magnetoresistive structure having a novel specular and filter layer combination  
A method and system for providing a magnetoresistive structure is disclosed. The magnetoresistive structure includes a pinned layer, a nonmagnetic spacer layer, a free layer, a filter layer, a...
7411765 CPP-GMR sensor with non-orthogonal free and reference layer magnetization orientation  
A CPP GMR sensor structure having free and reference layers, where the magnetic orientations of the free and reference layers are non-orthogonal. In one embodiment, a ferromagnetic free layer film...
7403359 Method for protecting against corrosion in a GMR sensor by providing a protective coating over an end of a copper layer spaced apart from a detection surface by a specified dimension  
A method is provided for inhibiting corrosion in a layer of Cu or other material in a GMR sensor, wherein the GMR sensor may be used in a magnetic data storage system such as a tape drive system to...
7394624 Read sensor with a uniform longitudinal bias stack  
A read sensor with a uniform longitudinal bias (LB) stack is proposed. The read sensor is a giant magnetoresistance (GMR) sensor used in a current-in-plane (CIP) or a current-perpendicular-to-plane...
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