GB2104418B - Self aligned pole tips for a thin film magnetic head - Google Patents

Self aligned pole tips for a thin film magnetic head

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Publication number
GB2104418B
GB2104418B GB08219847A GB8219847A GB2104418B GB 2104418 B GB2104418 B GB 2104418B GB 08219847 A GB08219847 A GB 08219847A GB 8219847 A GB8219847 A GB 8219847A GB 2104418 B GB2104418 B GB 2104418B
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Prior art keywords
thin film
magnetic head
film magnetic
self aligned
pole tips
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GB08219847A
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Inventor
John Randolph Osborne
Peter Gerhard Bischoff
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Memorex Corp
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Memorex Corp
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11BINFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/127Structure or manufacture of heads, e.g. inductive
    • G11B5/31Structure or manufacture of heads, e.g. inductive using thin films
    • G11B5/3163Fabrication 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
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10TTECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00Metal working
    • Y10T29/49Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49002Electrical device making
    • Y10T29/4902Electromagnet, transformer or inductor
    • Y10T29/49021Magnetic recording reproducing transducer [e.g., tape head, core, etc.]
    • Y10T29/49032Fabricating head structure or component thereof
    • Y10T29/49036Fabricating head structure or component thereof including measuring or testing
    • Y10T29/49043Depositing magnetic layer or coating
    • Y10T29/49044Plural magnetic deposition layers
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10TTECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00Metal working
    • Y10T29/49Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49002Electrical device making
    • Y10T29/4902Electromagnet, transformer or inductor
    • Y10T29/49021Magnetic recording reproducing transducer [e.g., tape head, core, etc.]
    • Y10T29/49032Fabricating head structure or component thereof
    • Y10T29/49036Fabricating head structure or component thereof including measuring or testing
    • Y10T29/49043Depositing magnetic layer or coating
    • Y10T29/49046Depositing magnetic layer or coating with etching or machining of magnetic material

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Magnetic Heads (AREA)
GB08219847A 1981-07-13 1982-07-08 Self aligned pole tips for a thin film magnetic head Expired GB2104418B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/282,540 US4436593A (en) 1981-07-13 1981-07-13 Self-aligned pole tips

Publications (2)

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GB2104418A GB2104418A (en) 1983-03-09
GB2104418B true GB2104418B (en) 1985-05-22

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US (1) US4436593A (https=)
JP (1) JPS5817523A (https=)
DE (1) DE3225780A1 (https=)
FR (1) FR2509503B1 (https=)
GB (1) GB2104418B (https=)
IE (1) IE53689B1 (https=)

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US4436593A (en) 1984-03-13
IE821556L (en) 1983-01-13
DE3225780C2 (https=) 1990-12-06
JPS5817523A (ja) 1983-02-01
JPH0338646B2 (https=) 1991-06-11
FR2509503A1 (fr) 1983-01-14
FR2509503B1 (fr) 1986-07-25
IE53689B1 (en) 1989-01-18
GB2104418A (en) 1983-03-09
DE3225780A1 (de) 1983-02-03

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Effective date: 19950708