SG10201500652TA - A dual capping layer utilized in a magnetoresistive effect sensor - Google Patents

A dual capping layer utilized in a magnetoresistive effect sensor

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SG10201500652TA
SG10201500652TA SG10201500652TA SG10201500652TA SG10201500652TA SG 10201500652T A SG10201500652T A SG 10201500652TA SG 10201500652T A SG10201500652T A SG 10201500652TA SG 10201500652T A SG10201500652T A SG 10201500652TA SG 10201500652T A SG10201500652T A SG 10201500652TA
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capping layer
magnetoresistive effect
effect sensor
layer utilized
dual capping
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SG10201500652TA
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Okawa Norihiro
Komagaki Koujiro
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HGST Netherlands BV
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