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US 2006/0132969 A1Published application
Magnetic head and method of making the same using an etch-stop layer for removing portions of the capping layer
OwnerWipul Jayasekarainventor
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Abstract
A magnetic head, comprising a read sensor formed in a central region, the read sensor including a free layer; an etch-stop layer formed over the free layer; and a capping layer formed over the free layer.
Claims14
A magnetic head, comprising:
- a read sensor formed in a central region, the read sensor including:
- a free layer;
- an etch-stop layer formed over the free layer;
- and
- a capping layer formed over the free layer.
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A magnetic recording device, comprising:
- at least one rotatable magnetic disk;
- a spindle supporting the at least one rotatable magnetic disk;
- a disk drive motor for rotating the at least one rotatable magnetic disk;
- a magnetic head for reading data from the at least one rotatable magnetic disk;
- a slider for supporting the magnetic head;
- the magnetic head having a read sensor formed in a central region, the read sensor including:
- a free layer;
- an etch-stop layer formed over the free layer;
- and
- a capping layer formed over the free layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.