Two step resetting of magnetization of spin valve read head at t

Details Two step resetting of magnetization of spin valve read head at t Two step resetting of magnetization of spin valve read head at t

1998-03-19

1999-11-02

Hall, Carl E.

Metal working

Method of mechanical manufacture

Electrical device making

2960309, 2960314, 148108, G11B 542

Patent

active

059746572

ABSTRACT:
A method is provided for resetting the magnetization of the pinned and hard biasing layers of a spin valve read head at the row level. In a first embodiment of the invention a first magnetic field is applied substantially perpendicular to the air bearing surface (ABS) at room temperature for setting the magnetic moment of the pinned layer substantially perpendicular to the ABS followed by applying a second magnetic field substantially parallel to the ABS for setting the magnetic moments of the hard biasing layers substantially parallel to the ABS. In a second embodiment of the invention the antiferromagnetic pinning layer is also reset. This is done by heating the pinning layer with a current pulse conducted through the leads to the conductive layers of the spin valve head so that localized heating takes place adjacent the pinning layer as contrasted to ambient heating of the spin valve head. Simultaneous with the localized heating the first magnetic field is applied for orienting the magnetic spins of the pinning layer perpendicular to the ABS and resetting the magnetic moment of the pinned layer perpendicular to the ABS in a single domain state. Subsequently, a second magnetic field is applied for resetting the magnetic moment of the hard biasing layer parallel to the ABS in a single domain state.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5214840 (1993-06-01), Imagawa et al.
patent: 5465185 (1995-11-01), Heim et al.
patent: 5772794 (1998-06-01), Uno et al.

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