• DocumentCode
    845453
  • Title

    Effect of nonplanar shields on the readback performance of GMR heads

  • Author

    Gong, Heng ; Kelley, Vinson ; Zhang, Jing ; Seagle, Dave ; Liu, Francis ; He, Qing ; Lederman, Marcos ; Re, Mark

  • Author_Institution
    Read-Rite Corp., Fremont, CA, USA
  • Volume
    38
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    9/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2271
  • Lastpage
    2273
  • Abstract
    Using reciprocity, we studied the readback performance of GMR heads with nonplanar shields and the leads overlay structure. Both decrease the shielded sensors spatial resolution.
  • Keywords
    giant magnetoresistance; magnetic heads; magnetic shielding; magnetoresistive devices; GMR recording head; lead overlay structure; magnetic sensor; nonplanar shield; readback characteristics; reciprocity; spatial resolution; Coils; Geometry; Image sensors; Magnetic flux; Magnetic heads; Magnetic sensors; Magnetic shielding; Permeability; Shape; Soft magnetic materials;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMAG.2002.802687
  • Filename
    1042159