Method and system for fabricating a high density magnetoresistive device
AssigneeRead-Rite Corporation
InventorsRONALD BARR, ROBERT E. ROTTMAYER
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Abstract
A system and method for providing a device for reading data is disclosed. The device includes a magnetoresistive element. The method and system include providing a read gap, providing a plurality of leads, and providing an insulator. The read gap covers at least a portion of the magnetoresistive element. The plurality of leads is electrically coupled with the magnetoresistive element. The insulator electrically isolates a portion of each of the plurality of leads. In one aspect, the read gap is formed in a first process and the insulator is formed in a second process decoupled from the first process.
Claims18
A method for providing a device for reading data, the device including a magnetoresistive element, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a read gap covering at least a portion of the magnetoresistive element;
- (b) providing a plurality of leads electrically coupled with the magnetoresistive element;
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- (c) providing an insulator for electrically isolating a portion of each of the plurality of leads.
A device for reading data, the device including a magnetoresistive element, the device comprising:
- a read gap covering at least a portion of the magnetoresistive element;
- a plurality of leads coupled with the magnetoresistive element, the plurality of leads for carrying current to and from the magnetoresistive element;
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- an insulator substantially covering a portion of each of the plurality of leads;
- wherein the read gap is formed in a first process and the insulator is formed in a second process decoupled from the first process.
A magnetic recording system comprising:
- a magnetic recording media for storing data;
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- a device for reading the data, the device including, a magnetoresistive element, a read gap covering at lest a portion of the magnetoresistive element, a plurality of leads coupled with the magnetoresistive element, an insulator substantially covering a portion of each of the plurality of leads;
- and a shield adjacent to the read gap and a portion of the insulator, the insulator electrically insulating the portion of each of the plurality of leads from the shield;
- wherein the read gap is formed in a first process and the insulator is formed in a second process decoupled from the first process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.