Abstract:
A magnetic recording medium has a construction in which on a non-magnetic support member are successively stacked a seed layer made of a non-magnetic material that is mainly composed of Cr, a keeper layer made of an NiFe-type soft magnetic material, an intermediate layer made of a non-magnetic material that is mainly composed of Cr and a recording layer made of a magnetic material that is mainly composed of Co.
Abstract:
A magnetoresistive reproducing head includes first and second free magnetic layers. A non-magnetic layer is provided between the first and second free magnetic layers. A bias applying layer having a single region applies a bias magnetic field in a direction perpendicular to the medium facing plane of the first free-magnetic layer and the second free-magnetic layer. An electrode is electrically connected to the first free-magnetic layer, the second free-magnetic layer, and the non-magnetic layer. In response to a magnetic field generated when a current is applied to the first free-magnetic layer, the second free-magnetic layer, and the non-magnetic layer in a direction perpendicular to the medium facing plane, magnetizations of the first free-magnetic and the second free-magnetic layer are tilted in opposite directions from a direction perpendicular to the medium facing plane.
Abstract:
A magnetoresistive element 11 is formed with inclusion of a free layer 12, a pinned layer 13, an antiferromagnetic layer 14 for pinning the pinned layer 13, an intermediate layer 15 provided between the free layer 12 and the pinned layer 13, and a ferromagnetic layer 16 for applying a longitudinal bias magnetic field to the free layer. After initial magnetization, characteristic evaluation is conducted for the magnetoresistive element 11. Intensity of longitudinal bias field is adjusted by magnetizing again in a direction different from that of the initial magnetization, if required, on the basis of the evaluation result.
Abstract:
The magnetic head is capable of preventing variation of magnetic fields working to a read-element, stably generating output signals and improving production yield. The magnetic head comprises: a read-head including a read-element; and a shield for magnetic-shielding the read-element, the shield has a hexagonal planar shape, and one side of the shield is flush with an air bearing surface of the magnetic head.
Abstract:
The perpendicular magnetic head is capable of solving the problem of pole-erasing and performing high density recording by a main magnetic pole. The perpendicular magnetic head comprises a write-head including a main magnetic pole, and the main magnetic pole is a magnetic thin film having magnetic anisotropy, in which a magnetizing direction is parallel to a recording surface of a recording medium.
Abstract:
There is provided a magnetic storage medium capable of recording information at high recording density and also regenerating the information with a high quality of signal (high S/Nm), and in addition contributing to the elongation of a life span of the recorded information. The magnetic storage medium comprises a non-magnetic substrate, a plurality of magnetic recording layers of ferromagnetism formed on the non-magnetic substrate, and a dividing layer of antiferromagnetism for dividing said plurality of magnetic recording layers from one another through intervening between the magnetic recording layer-to-layer.
Abstract:
A gold alloy wire in which 0.2 to 5.0% by weight of palladium (Pd) and 1 to 100 ppm by weight of bismuth (Bi) are added to gold having a purity of at least 99.99% by weight. Preferably, at least one element selected from the group consisting of yttrium (Y), lanthanum (La), calcium (Ca) and beryllium (Be) in an amount of 3 to 250 ppm by weight is further added to said gold. The gold alloy wire is especially adapted to forming a gold bump.