DE69811458D1 - Dünnschicht mit Wechselkupplung, magnetoresistives Element, magnetoresistiver Kopf und Herstellungsverfahren - Google Patents

Dünnschicht mit Wechselkupplung, magnetoresistives Element, magnetoresistiver Kopf und Herstellungsverfahren

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DE69811458D1
DE69811458D1 DE69811458T DE69811458T DE69811458D1 DE 69811458 D1 DE69811458 D1 DE 69811458D1 DE 69811458 T DE69811458 T DE 69811458T DE 69811458 T DE69811458 T DE 69811458T DE 69811458 D1 DE69811458 D1 DE 69811458D1
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magnetoresistive
thin film
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interchangeable coupling
magnetoresistive element
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Yasuhiro Kawawake
Hiroshi Sakakima
Mitsuo Satomi
Yasunari Sugita
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DE69811458T 1997-11-17 1998-11-13 Dünnschicht mit Wechselkupplung, magnetoresistives Element, magnetoresistiver Kopf und Herstellungsverfahren Expired - Lifetime DE69811458T2 (de)

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