Canted longitudinal patterned exchange biased dual-stripe magnetoresistive (DSMR) sensor element and method for fabrication thereof

A dual-stripe magnetoresistive sensor element comprising:

• a substrate;
• a patterned first magnetoresistive (MR) layer formed over the substrate;
• a pair of longitudinally separated magnetically biased patterned first magnetic biasing layers formed contacting a pair of opposite ends of the patterned first magnetoresistive (MR) layer;
• a patterned second magnetoresistive (MR) layer separated vertically from the patterned first magnetoresistive (MR) layer by at least a non-magnetic spacer layer;
• and
• a pair of longitudinally separated magnetically biased patterned second magnetic biasing layers formed contacting a pair of opposite ends of the patterned second magnetoresistive (MR) layer, wherein:
• the pair of magnetically biased patterned second magnetic biasing layers and the pair of magnetically biased patterned first magnetic biasing layers are formed of the same magnetically biasing material;
• and
• a second magnetic bias direction within the pair of magnetically biased patterned second magnetic biasing layers makes a second angle with the longitudinal direction and a first magnetic bias direction within the pair of magnetically biased patterned first magnetic biasing layers makes a first angle with the longitudinal direction, where the first angle and the second angle are complementary and are oppositely directed relative to the longitudinal direction.