• DocumentCode
    1482285
  • Title

    Low fringe-field and narrow-track MR heads

  • Author

    Guo, Yimin ; Chang, Jeiwei ; Ju, Kochan

  • Author_Institution
    Headway Technol. Inc., Milpitas, CA, USA
  • Volume
    33
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    9/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2827
  • Lastpage
    2829
  • Abstract
    The ABS focused ion beam technique was utilized to pattern MR heads into different geometry at track edges to study side-writing performance. By spinstand testing, both written track width and erase distance were measured. An analytical model was developed to analyze the dependence of the side-writing on the etching step length. Effects of the etching width, which affects the total etching time, were also studied
  • Keywords
    focused ion beam technology; magnetic heads; magnetoresistive devices; sputter etching; ABS focused ion beam technique; analytical model; erase distance; etching step length; fringe-field; narrow-track MR heads; side-writing performance; spinstand testing; total etching time; track edges; written track width; Analytical models; Disk drives; Disk recording; Etching; Geometry; Ion beams; Magnetic heads; Shape; Testing; Writing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/20.617745
  • Filename
    617745