DE69130368T2 - Planarer Dünnfilmmagnetkopf - Google Patents

Planarer Dünnfilmmagnetkopf

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DE69130368T2
DE69130368T2 DE69130368T DE69130368T DE69130368T2 DE 69130368 T2 DE69130368 T2 DE 69130368T2 DE 69130368 T DE69130368 T DE 69130368T DE 69130368 T DE69130368 T DE 69130368T DE 69130368 T2 DE69130368 T2 DE 69130368T2
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Prior art keywords
thin film
magnetic head
film magnetic
planar thin
planar
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Expired - Fee Related
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DE69130368T
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DE69130368D1 (de
Inventor
Teiichi Miyauchi
Kiyoshi Yamakawa
Atsushi Matsuzono
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Sony Corp
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Sony Corp
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Priority claimed from JP22196090A external-priority patent/JPH04103012A/ja
Priority claimed from JP23187390A external-priority patent/JP2778230B2/ja
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/127—Structure or manufacture of heads, e.g. inductive
    • G11B5/33—Structure or manufacture of flux-sensitive heads, i.e. for reproduction only; Combination of such heads with means for recording or erasing only
    • G11B5/39—Structure or manufacture of flux-sensitive heads, i.e. for reproduction only; Combination of such heads with means for recording or erasing only using magneto-resistive devices or effects
    • G11B5/3903—Structure or manufacture of flux-sensitive heads, i.e. for reproduction only; Combination of such heads with means for recording or erasing only using magneto-resistive devices or effects using magnetic thin film layers or their effects, the films being part of integrated structures
    • G11B5/3906—Details related to the use of magnetic thin film layers or to their effects
    • G11B5/3916—Arrangements in which the active read-out elements are coupled to the magnetic flux of the track by at least one magnetic thin film flux guide
    • G11B5/3919—Arrangements in which the active read-out elements are coupled to the magnetic flux of the track by at least one magnetic thin film flux guide the guide being interposed in the flux path
    • G11B5/3922—Arrangements in which the active read-out elements are coupled to the magnetic flux of the track by at least one magnetic thin film flux guide the guide being interposed in the flux path the read-out elements being disposed in magnetic shunt relative to at least two parts of the flux guide structure
    • G11B5/3925—Arrangements in which the active read-out elements are coupled to the magnetic flux of the track by at least one magnetic thin film flux guide the guide being interposed in the flux path the read-out elements being disposed in magnetic shunt relative to at least two parts of the flux guide structure the two parts being thin films
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/127—Structure or manufacture of heads, e.g. inductive
    • G11B5/187—Structure or manufacture of the surface of the head in physical contact with, or immediately adjacent to the recording medium; Pole pieces; Gap features
    • G11B5/245—Structure or manufacture of the surface of the head in physical contact with, or immediately adjacent to the recording medium; Pole pieces; Gap features comprising means for controlling the reluctance of the magnetic circuit in a head with single gap, for co-operation with one track
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/127—Structure or manufacture of heads, e.g. inductive
    • G11B5/31—Structure or manufacture of heads, e.g. inductive using thin films
    • G11B5/3103—Structure or manufacture of integrated heads or heads mechanically assembled and electrically connected to a support or housing
    • G11B5/3106—Structure or manufacture of integrated heads or heads mechanically assembled and electrically connected to a support or housing where the integrated or assembled structure comprises means for conditioning against physical detrimental influence, e.g. wear, contamination
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/127—Structure or manufacture of heads, e.g. inductive
    • G11B5/31—Structure or manufacture of heads, e.g. inductive using thin films
    • G11B5/3109—Details
    • G11B5/3113—Details for improving the magnetic domain structure or avoiding the formation or displacement of undesirable magnetic domains
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/127—Structure or manufacture of heads, e.g. inductive
    • G11B5/31—Structure or manufacture of heads, e.g. inductive using thin films
    • G11B5/3176—Structure of heads comprising at least in the transducing gap regions two magnetic thin films disposed respectively at both sides of the gaps
    • G11B5/3179—Structure of heads comprising at least in the transducing gap regions two magnetic thin films disposed respectively at both sides of the gaps the films being mainly disposed in parallel planes
    • G11B5/3183—Structure of heads comprising at least in the transducing gap regions two magnetic thin films disposed respectively at both sides of the gaps the films being mainly disposed in parallel planes intersecting the gap plane, e.g. "horizontal head structure"
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/127—Structure or manufacture of heads, e.g. inductive
    • G11B5/33—Structure or manufacture of flux-sensitive heads, i.e. for reproduction only; Combination of such heads with means for recording or erasing only
    • G11B5/39—Structure or manufacture of flux-sensitive heads, i.e. for reproduction only; Combination of such heads with means for recording or erasing only using magneto-resistive devices or effects
    • G11B5/3903—Structure or manufacture of flux-sensitive heads, i.e. for reproduction only; Combination of such heads with means for recording or erasing only using magneto-resistive devices or effects using magnetic thin film layers or their effects, the films being part of integrated structures
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/127—Structure or manufacture of heads, e.g. inductive
    • G11B5/33—Structure or manufacture of flux-sensitive heads, i.e. for reproduction only; Combination of such heads with means for recording or erasing only
    • G11B5/39—Structure or manufacture of flux-sensitive heads, i.e. for reproduction only; Combination of such heads with means for recording or erasing only using magneto-resistive devices or effects
    • G11B5/3903—Structure or manufacture of flux-sensitive heads, i.e. for reproduction only; Combination of such heads with means for recording or erasing only using magneto-resistive devices or effects using magnetic thin film layers or their effects, the films being part of integrated structures
    • G11B5/3967—Composite structural arrangements of transducers, e.g. inductive write and magnetoresistive read
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B2005/0002—Special dispositions or recording techniques
    • G11B2005/0005—Arrangements, methods or circuits
    • G11B2005/0008—Magnetic conditionning of heads, e.g. biasing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B2005/0002—Special dispositions or recording techniques
    • G11B2005/0005—Arrangements, methods or circuits
    • G11B2005/001—Controlling recording characteristics of record carriers or transducing characteristics of transducers by means not being part of their structure
    • G11B2005/0013—Controlling recording characteristics of record carriers or transducing characteristics of transducers by means not being part of their structure of transducers, e.g. linearisation, equalisation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/127—Structure or manufacture of heads, e.g. inductive
    • G11B5/31—Structure or manufacture of heads, e.g. inductive using thin films
    • G11B5/3163—Fabrication methods or processes specially adapted for a particular head structure, e.g. using base layers for electroplating, using functional layers for masking, using energy or particle beams for shaping the structure or modifying the properties of the basic layers

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  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Magnetic Heads (AREA)
DE69130368T 1990-08-23 1991-08-21 Planarer Dünnfilmmagnetkopf Expired - Fee Related DE69130368T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP22196090A JPH04103012A (ja) 1990-08-23 1990-08-23 薄膜磁気ヘッド
JP23187390A JP2778230B2 (ja) 1990-08-31 1990-08-31 プレーナ型薄膜磁気ヘッド

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DE69130368D1 DE69130368D1 (de) 1998-11-19
DE69130368T2 true DE69130368T2 (de) 1999-05-12

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EP0472187B1 (de) 1996-02-28
EP0472187A1 (de) 1992-02-26
DE69117389D1 (de) 1996-04-04
EP0689196A1 (de) 1995-12-27
DE69130368D1 (de) 1998-11-19
US5274521A (en) 1993-12-28
EP0689196B1 (de) 1998-10-14
DE69117389T2 (de) 1996-09-26

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