Vertical Magnetoresistive/Inductive Head

Takuji SHIBATA; Munekatsu FUKUYAMA; Norio SAITO; Yoshitaka WADA; Yutaka SODA

Vertical Magnetoresistive/Inductive Head

Takuji SHIBATA, Munekatsu FUKUYAMA, Norio SAITO, Yoshitaka WADA, Yutaka SODA

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A vertical magnetoresistive (MR)/inductive head using the current bias technique has been developed for high-density magnetic recording. In this head, the sense current is orthogonal to the air-bearing surface (ABS). The area exposed at the ABS of the MR element is beneath the front lead, and the active area of the sensor is positioned behind that area. The MR element is composed of two permalloy films separated by a thin nonmagnetic material. The easy axis of the films is oriented parallel to the ABS and the films are magnetostatically coupled. The magnetic field created by the sense current is applied in the direction of the easy axis and the MR element is stabilized. In this head structure, no MR-element-stabilizing layer, such as an antiferromagnetic film or a hard magnetic film, is needed. Since the permalloy film beneath the front lead acts as a front flux guide, the signal flux propagates in the sensing area of the MR element behind the ABS. The new vertical MR head has the same electrical performance characteristics as the conventional horizontal MR head. The offtrack signal profile is symmetric against the track center because the magnetization of the two permalloy films rotates symmetrically in the signal-flux direction. The output signal level of this head is independent of the read trackwidth, which favors a narrow trackwidth. The exposed portion at the ABS is only connected to the common lead and is at ground potential. In this design, electrostatic breakdown does not occur and no corrosion is observed. Tests have shown that as the flying height is reduced, the error rate is reduced and noise does not increase. This head structure appears suitable for the near-contact recording of the near future.

Publication: IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Electronics Vol.E78-C No.11 pp.1493-1498

Publication Date: 1995/11/25

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Takuji SHIBATA, Munekatsu FUKUYAMA, Norio SAITO, Yoshitaka WADA, Yutaka SODA, "Vertical Magnetoresistive/Inductive Head" in IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Electronics, vol. E78-C, no. 11, pp. 1493-1498, November 1995, doi: .
Abstract: A vertical magnetoresistive (MR)/inductive head using the current bias technique has been developed for high-density magnetic recording. In this head, the sense current is orthogonal to the air-bearing surface (ABS). The area exposed at the ABS of the MR element is beneath the front lead, and the active area of the sensor is positioned behind that area. The MR element is composed of two permalloy films separated by a thin nonmagnetic material. The easy axis of the films is oriented parallel to the ABS and the films are magnetostatically coupled. The magnetic field created by the sense current is applied in the direction of the easy axis and the MR element is stabilized. In this head structure, no MR-element-stabilizing layer, such as an antiferromagnetic film or a hard magnetic film, is needed. Since the permalloy film beneath the front lead acts as a front flux guide, the signal flux propagates in the sensing area of the MR element behind the ABS. The new vertical MR head has the same electrical performance characteristics as the conventional horizontal MR head. The offtrack signal profile is symmetric against the track center because the magnetization of the two permalloy films rotates symmetrically in the signal-flux direction. The output signal level of this head is independent of the read trackwidth, which favors a narrow trackwidth. The exposed portion at the ABS is only connected to the common lead and is at ground potential. In this design, electrostatic breakdown does not occur and no corrosion is observed. Tests have shown that as the flying height is reduced, the error rate is reduced and noise does not increase. This head structure appears suitable for the near-contact recording of the near future.
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