Composite hard bias design with a soft magnetic underlayer...

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval – Head – Magnetoresistive reproducing head

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C324S252000, C338S03200R

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07446987

ABSTRACT:
A hard bias structure for biasing a free layer in a MR element within a magnetic read head is comprised of a soft magnetic underlayer such as NiFe and a hard bias layer comprised of Co78.6Cr5.2Pt16.2or Co65Cr15Pt20that are rigidly exchange coupled to ensure a well aligned longitudinal biasing direction with minimal dispersions. The hard bias structure is formed on a BCC seed layer such as CrTi to improve lattice matching. The hard bias structure may be laminated in which each of the underlayers and hard bias layers has a thickness that is adjusted to optimize the total Hc, Mrt, and S values. The present invention encompasses CIP and CPP spin values, MTJ devices, and multi-layer sensors. A larger process window for fabricating the hard bias structure is realized and lower asymmetry output and NBLW (normalized base line wandering) reject rates during a read operation are achieved.

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