JP2005252061A - トンネル磁気抵抗効果素子の検査方法及び装置 - Google Patents
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Abstract
【解決手段】 TMR素子の初期抵抗値を測定して第1の抵抗値とし、このTMR素子に所定時間通電した後の抵抗値を測定して第2の抵抗値とし、第1の抵抗値に対する第2の抵抗値の変化度合に応じてこのTMR素子の評価を行う。
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10a TMRヘッド
10b、10c、100b 1対の端子パッド
11 検査装置
11a、101a、111a 1対のプローブ
11b 定電圧回路
11c 電流測定回路
11d A/D変換器
11e デジタルコンピュータ
100、110 磁気ヘッドスライダ
112 サスペンション
112a 1対の接続パッド
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- トンネル磁気抵抗効果素子の初期抵抗値を測定して第1の抵抗値とし、該トンネル磁気抵抗効果素子に所定時間通電した後の抵抗値を測定して第2の抵抗値とし、前記第1の抵抗値に対する前記第2の抵抗値の変化度合に応じて該トンネル磁気抵抗効果素子の評価を行うことを特徴とするトンネル磁気抵抗効果素子の検査方法。
- 前記変化度合が、前記第1の抵抗値をR1とし、前記第2の抵抗値をR2とすると、R2/R1なる変化率であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記変化率R2/R1が所定の閾値より大きい場合は該トンネル磁気抵抗効果素子が良品であると評価することを特徴とする請求項2に記載の方法。
- 前記所定の閾値が、97.5〜98.5%の範囲の所定値であることを特徴とする請求項3に記載の方法。
- 前記所定時間が、2〜3分であることを特徴とする請求項1から4のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 前記トンネル磁気抵抗効果素子が、トンネル磁気抵抗効果ヘッド素子であることを特徴とする請求項1から5のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 前記トンネル磁気抵抗効果素子が、磁気抵抗メモリであることを特徴とする請求項1から5のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- トンネル磁気抵抗効果素子の初期抵抗値を測定して第1の抵抗値とする手段と、該トンネル磁気抵抗効果素子に所定時間通電した後の抵抗値を測定して第2の抵抗値とする手段と、前記第1の抵抗値に対する前記第2の抵抗値の変化度合に応じて該トンネル磁気抵抗効果素子の評価を行う手段とを備えたことを特徴とするトンネル磁気抵抗効果素子の検査装置。
- 前記評価を行う手段が、前記変化度合として、前記第1の抵抗値をR1とし、前記第2の抵抗値をR2とすると、R2/R1なる変化率を用いる手段であることを特徴とする請求項8に記載の装置。
- 前記変化率を用いる手段が、前記変化率R2/R1が所定の閾値より大きい場合は該トンネル磁気抵抗効果素子が良品であると評価する手段であることを特徴とする請求項9に記載の装置。
- 前記所定の閾値が、97.5〜98.5%の範囲の所定値であることを特徴とする請求項10に記載の装置。
- 前記第2の抵抗値とする手段が、前記トンネル磁気抵抗効果素子に2〜3分通電した後の抵抗値を測定する手段であることを特徴とする請求項8から11のいずれか1項に記載の装置。
- 前記トンネル磁気抵抗効果素子が、トンネル磁気抵抗効果ヘッド素子であることを特徴とする請求項8から12のいずれか1項に記載の装置。
- 前記トンネル磁気抵抗効果素子が、磁気抵抗メモリであることを特徴とする請求項8から12のいずれか1項に記載の装置。
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