公开(公告)号：US06751846B2

公开(公告)日：2004-06-22

申请号：US10401869

申请日：2003-03-31

申请人： Susumu Hashimoto ,  Michiko Hara ,  Tomohiko Nagata ,  Kohichi Tateyama ,  Masatoshi Yoshikawa ,  Takeo Sakakubo ,  Hiroaki Yoda ,  Akio Hori ,  Takashi Koizumi

发明人： Susumu Hashimoto ,  Michiko Hara ,  Tomohiko Nagata ,  Kohichi Tateyama ,  Masatoshi Yoshikawa ,  Takeo Sakakubo ,  Hiroaki Yoda ,  Akio Hori ,  Takashi Koizumi

IPC分类号： G11B5127

CPC分类号： G11B5/313 ,  G11B5/3116 ,  G11B5/3163 ,  G11B5/3967 ,  Y10T29/49044

摘要： A method for manufacturing a magnetic head which includes a lower write pole having a projection, an upper write pole having a projection opposed to the projection of the lower write pole, and a magnetic gap interposed between the projection of the upper write pole and the projection of the lower write pole, comprising: a first step of making the magnetic gap on the projection of the lower write pole; a second step of making a non-magnetic material layer on the lower write pole, the non-magnetic material layer having a projection on its top surface in positional alignment with the projection of the lower write pole; a third step of making a mask layer on the non-magnetic material layer, the mask layer having an opening in which the top surface of the projection of the non-magnetic material layer is exposed; a fourth step of making a curved recess in the non-magnetic material layer by isotropically etching the non-magnetic material layer through the opening of the mask layer; a fifth step of making an approximately tapered recess down from the bottom of the curved recess by anisotropically etching the non-magnetic material layer through the opening of the mask layer; and a sixth step of making the upper write pole by burying a magnetic material in the tapered recess and the curved recess is provided.

摘要翻译： 一种用于制造磁头的方法，该磁头包括具有突出部的下部写入极，具有与下部写入磁极的突起相对的突出部的上部写入磁极，以及插入在上部写入磁极和突起之间的磁隙 包括：使下部写入极的投影上的磁隙形成的第一步骤; 在下写入磁极上制作非磁性材料层的第二步骤，非磁性材料层在其顶表面上具有与下写入磁极的突起位置对准的突起; 在非磁性材料层上形成掩模层的第三步骤，所述掩模层具有露出所述非磁性材料层的突起的顶表面的开口; 通过所述掩模层的开口对所述非磁性材料层进行各向同性蚀刻来制造所述非磁性材料层中的弯曲凹部的第四工序; 第五步骤，通过通过掩模层的开口各向异性蚀刻非磁性材料层，从弯曲凹槽的底部向下形成大致锥形的凹陷; 并且提供通过将磁性材料埋入锥形凹部和弯曲凹部中来制造上部写入极的第六步骤。

公开(公告)号：US06564445B1

公开(公告)日：2003-05-20

申请号：US09536743

申请日：2000-03-28

申请人： Susumu Hashimoto ,  Michiko Hara ,  Tomohiko Nagata ,  Kohichi Tateyama ,  Masatoshi Yoshikawa ,  Takeo Sakakubo ,  Hiroaki Yoda ,  Akio Hori ,  Takashi Koizumi

发明人： Susumu Hashimoto ,  Michiko Hara ,  Tomohiko Nagata ,  Kohichi Tateyama ,  Masatoshi Yoshikawa ,  Takeo Sakakubo ,  Hiroaki Yoda ,  Akio Hori ,  Takashi Koizumi

IPC分类号： G11B5127

CPC分类号： G11B5/313 ,  G11B5/3116 ,  G11B5/3163 ,  G11B5/3967 ,  Y10T29/49044

摘要： A method for manufacturing a magnetic head which includes a lower write pole having a projection, an upper write pole having a projection opposed to the projection of the lower write pole, and a magnetic gap interposed between the projection of the upper write pole and the projection of the upper write pole, comprising: a first step of making the magnetic gap on the projection of the lower write pole; a second step of making a non-magnetic material layer on the lower write pole, the non-magnetic material layer having a projection on its top surface in positional alignment with the projection of the lower write pole; a third step of making a mask layer on the non-magnetic material layer, the mask layer having an opening in which the top surface of the projection of the non-magnetic material layer is exposed; a fourth step of making a curved recess in the non-magnetic material layer by isotropically etching the non-magnetic material layer through the opening of the mask layer; a fifth step of making an approximately tapered recess down from the bottom of the curved recess by anisotropically etching the non-magnetic material layer through the opening of the mask layer; and a sixth step of making the upper write pole by burying a magnetic material in the tapered recess and the curved recess is provided.

公开(公告)号：US06198597B1

公开(公告)日：2001-03-06

申请号：US09153858

申请日：1998-09-16

申请人： Kohichi Tateyama ,  Hiroaki Yoda ,  Atsuhito Sawabe ,  Naoyuki Inoue ,  Akio Hori ,  Tadahiko Kobayashi ,  Hiromi Sakata ,  Michiko Hara ,  Takasi Koizumi ,  Tomohiko Nagata ,  Takeo Sakakubo ,  Kei Sakoda

发明人： Kohichi Tateyama ,  Hiroaki Yoda ,  Atsuhito Sawabe ,  Naoyuki Inoue ,  Akio Hori ,  Tadahiko Kobayashi ,  Hiromi Sakata ,  Michiko Hara ,  Takasi Koizumi ,  Tomohiko Nagata ,  Takeo Sakakubo ,  Kei Sakoda

IPC分类号： G11B531

CPC分类号： G11B5/3113 ,  G11B5/3116 ,  G11B5/3163

摘要： A thin-film magnetic head comprises a magnetic gap disposed to be positioned on an air bearing surface of the magnetic head, a pair of magnetic poles disposed to hold the magnetic gap therebetween, and a coil positioned between the pair of the magnetic poles to intersect the magnetic poles, wherein at least one of the magnetic poles being composed of a T-shaped magnetic pole, the T-shaped magnetic pole comprising a front part of a magnetic pole contacting with the magnetic gap, an intermediate part of a magnetic pole lying on the front part, and a rear part of a magnetic pole lying on the intermediate part, wherein a width of the front part roughly defines a track width, the rear part has a wider width in a direction of track width than a width of the front part, and the intermediate part contacts with the rear part at an entire width of the rear part at the air bearing surface and has a narrower width at a contacting face with the front part than the width of the rear part.

摘要翻译： 薄膜磁头包括设置在磁头的空气轴承表面上的磁隙，设置成保持磁隙的一对磁极和位于一对磁极之间的线圈，以相交 磁极，其中至少一个磁极由T形磁极组成，T形磁极包括与磁隙接触的磁极的前部，位于磁极的中间部分 在前部的前部和位于中间部的磁极的后部，前部的宽度大致限定轨道宽度，后部在轨道宽度方向上的宽度比宽度宽 前部，并且中间部分在后部的空气轴承表面的整个宽度处与后部接触，并且在与前部的接触面处具有比后部的宽度更窄的宽度。

公开(公告)号：US06304415B1

公开(公告)日：2001-10-16

申请号：US09615783

申请日：2000-07-13

申请人： Kohichi Tateyama ,  Hiroaki Yoda ,  Tadahiko Kobayashi ,  Hiromi Sakata ,  Michiko Hara ,  Akio Hori ,  Takashi Koizumi ,  Tomohiko Nagata

发明人： Kohichi Tateyama ,  Hiroaki Yoda ,  Tadahiko Kobayashi ,  Hiromi Sakata ,  Michiko Hara ,  Akio Hori ,  Takashi Koizumi ,  Tomohiko Nagata

IPC分类号： G11B531

CPC分类号： G11B5/3109 ,  G11B5/3116 ,  G11B5/3146 ,  G11B5/3153 ,  G11B5/3163 ,  G11B5/3967

摘要： At least one magnetic pole out of a pair of magnetic poles is provided with a T-shaped magnetic pole having a magnetic pole chip at the position contacting with a magnetic gap and an auxiliary magnetic pole which is wider than thereof. The proximity of an air bearing surface of the T-shaped magnetic pole is composed of a laminated film containing a magnetic material layer with a high saturated magnetic flux density which composes the magnetic pole chip and a portion of the auxiliary magnetic pole and a magnetic material layer with a low saturated magnetic flux density which composes the remaining portion of the auxiliary magnetic pole. When the front portion of the magnetic pole with the track width of 1.8 &mgr;m or less is composed of a laminated film containing a magnetic material layer having a high saturated magnetic flux density and a magnetic material layer having a low saturated magnetic flux density, the thickness of the magnetic material layer having the high saturated magnetic flux density is 0.5 &mgr;m or more. According to the above described magnetic pole, the magnetic saturation near the tip portion of the magnetic pole is controlled, so that preferable magnetic field strength and magnetic field gradient can be attained when the track width is narrowed.

摘要翻译： 在一对磁极中的至少一个磁极设置有在与磁隙接触的位置处具有磁极片的T形磁极和比其宽的辅助磁极。 T形磁极的空气轴承表面的接近度由包含构成磁极片和辅助磁极的一部分的磁性材料层和具有高饱和磁通密度的磁性材料层的叠层膜构成， 具有构成辅助磁极的剩余部分的低饱和磁通密度的层。 当磁道宽度为1.8μm或更小的磁极的前部由包含具有高饱和磁通密度的磁性材料层和具有低饱和磁通密度的磁性材料层的层叠膜构成时，厚度 具有高饱和磁通密度的磁性材料层的厚度为0.5μm以上。 根据上述磁极，控制磁极尖端部附近的磁饱和，从而当磁道宽度变窄时可以获得优选的磁场强度和磁场梯度。

公开(公告)号：US6108167A

公开(公告)日：2000-08-22

申请号：US150926

申请日：1998-09-10

申请人： Kohichi Tateyama ,  Hiroaki Yoda ,  Tadahiko Kobayashi ,  Hiromi Sakata ,  Michiko Hara ,  Akio Hori ,  Takashi Koizumi ,  Tomohiko Nagata

发明人： Kohichi Tateyama ,  Hiroaki Yoda ,  Tadahiko Kobayashi ,  Hiromi Sakata ,  Michiko Hara ,  Akio Hori ,  Takashi Koizumi ,  Tomohiko Nagata

IPC分类号： G11B5/31 ,  G11B5/39 ,  G11B5/187

CPC分类号： G11B5/3109 ,  G11B5/3146 ,  G11B5/3153 ,  G11B5/3116 ,  G11B5/3163 ,  G11B5/3967

摘要： At least one magnetic pole out of a pair of magnetic poles is provided with a T-shaped magnetic pole having a magnetic pole chip at the position contacting with a magnetic gap and an auxiliary magnetic pole which is wider than thereof. The proximity of an air bearing surface of the T-shaped magnetic pole is composed of a laminated film containing a magnetic material layer with a high saturated magnetic flux density which composes the magnetic pole chip and a portion of the auxiliary magnetic pole and a magnetic material layer with a low saturated magnetic flux density which composes the remaining portion of the auxiliary magnetic pole. When the front portion of the magnetic pole with the track width of 1.8 .mu.m or less is composed of a laminated film containing a magnetic material layer having a high saturated magnetic flux density and a magnetic material layer having a low saturated magnetic flux density, the thickness of the magnetic material layer having the high saturated magnetic flux density is 0.5 .mu.m or more. According to the above described magnetic pole, the magnetic saturation near the tip portion of the magnetic pole is controlled, so that preferable magnetic field strength and magnetic field gradient can be attained when the track width is narrowed.

摘要翻译： 在一对磁极中的至少一个磁极设置有在与磁隙接触的位置处具有磁极片的T形磁极和比其宽的辅助磁极。 T形磁极的空气轴承表面的接近度由包含构成磁极片和辅助磁极的一部分的磁性材料层和具有高饱和磁通密度的磁性材料层的叠层膜构成， 具有构成辅助磁极的剩余部分的低饱和磁通密度的层。 当轨道宽度为1.8μm或更小的磁极的前部由包含具有高饱和磁通密度的磁性材料层和具有低饱和磁通密度的磁性材料层的层叠膜构成时， 具有高饱和磁通密度的磁性材料层的厚度为0.5μm以上。 根据上述磁极，控制磁极尖端部附近的磁饱和，从而当磁道宽度变窄时可以获得优选的磁场强度和磁场梯度。

公开(公告)号：US5912790A

公开(公告)日：1999-06-15

申请号：US818110

申请日：1997-03-13

申请人： Hiroaki Yoda ,  Akio Hori ,  Michiko Hara ,  Naoyuki Inoue ,  Yuichi Ohsawa ,  Susumu Hashimoto ,  Takeo Sakakubo ,  Norio Ozawa ,  Teruo Sasho

发明人： Hiroaki Yoda ,  Akio Hori ,  Michiko Hara ,  Naoyuki Inoue ,  Yuichi Ohsawa ,  Susumu Hashimoto ,  Takeo Sakakubo ,  Norio Ozawa ,  Teruo Sasho

IPC分类号： G11B5/31 ,  G11B5/39 ,  G11B5/127 ,  G11B5/187

CPC分类号： B82Y25/00 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  G11B5/3103 ,  G11B5/3116 ,  G11B5/313 ,  G11B5/3163 ,  G11B5/3967 ,  G11B2005/3996

摘要： A composite magnetic head includes a recording head and a reproducing head. The recording head may be formed below or above the reproducing head. The lower of the recording and reproducing heads includes a first electrode. In addition, a conductive layer acting as a pole structure for the recording head includes a portion defining a hole through which a second electrode is made to contact the first electrode.

摘要翻译： 复合磁头包括记录头和再现头。 记录头可以形成在再现头的下方或上方。 记录和再现头的下部包括第一电极。 此外，作为记录头的极结构的导电层包括限定使第二电极与第一电极接触的孔的部分。

公开(公告)号：US07126795B2

公开(公告)日：2006-10-24

申请号：US09938611

申请日：2001-08-27

申请人： Tomomi Funayama ,  Kohichi Tateyama ,  Michiko Hara ,  Masatoshi Yoshikawa ,  Hiroaki Yoda

发明人： Tomomi Funayama ,  Kohichi Tateyama ,  Michiko Hara ,  Masatoshi Yoshikawa ,  Hiroaki Yoda

IPC分类号： G11B5/127 ,  G11B5/33

CPC分类号： B82Y25/00 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  G11B5/3113 ,  G11B5/3146 ,  G11B5/3183 ,  G11B5/3919 ,  G11B5/3935 ,  G11B2005/3996

摘要： A magnetic recording head, a magnetic reproducing head, a magnetic recording apparatus comprising the magnetic recording head, and a magnetic reproducing apparatus comprising the magnetic reproducing head are described. The magnetic reproducing head having a magnetic gap at a medium-facing surface and includes a pair of magnetic yokes of ferromagnetic material, a magnetoresistance effect film, and a pair of biasing films. One of the pair of magnetic yokes has a magnetic tip at the medium-facing surface and also a rear portion recessed from the medium-facing surface and magnetically coupled to the magnetic tip. The magnetic tip has a first width in a track width direction at the medium-facing surface, and the rear portion has a second width in the track width direction wider than the first width. The magnetoresistance effect film is recessed from the medium-facing surface and is magnetically coupled to the pair of magnetic yokes of ferromagnetic material. The pair of biasing films are recessed from the medium-facing surface and one of the pair of biasing films comprises a hard magnetic material layer disposed adjacent to the rear portion or an antiferromagnetic material layer disposed in contact with the rear portion. The magnetic tip may be provided with appropriate volume of the magnetic biasing from the magnetic biasing film and magnetic domains in the magnetic tip may be sufficiently controlled.

公开(公告)号：US06850393B2

公开(公告)日：2005-02-01

申请号：US09956127

申请日：2001-09-20

申请人： Michiko Hara ,  Tomomi Funayama ,  Masatoshi Yoshikawa ,  Kohichi Tateyama ,  Hiroaki Yoda

发明人： Michiko Hara ,  Tomomi Funayama ,  Masatoshi Yoshikawa ,  Kohichi Tateyama ,  Hiroaki Yoda

IPC分类号： G11B5/012 ,  G11B5/31 ,  G11B5/39

CPC分类号： B82Y25/00 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  G11B5/012 ,  G11B5/3116 ,  G11B5/3163 ,  G11B5/3916 ,  G11B2005/3996 ,  Y10T29/49043 ,  Y10T29/49046 ,  Y10T29/49128

摘要： In a yoke type reproducing magnetic head, a magnetoresistance effect film can be arranged in the vicinity of a medium facing surface, so that sensitivity is improved. The yoke type reproducing magnetic head comprises: a pair of magnetic yokes which face each other via a magnetic gap, at least one of the pair of magnetic yokes extending from a medium facing surface to a position retracted from the medium facing surface; a magnetoresistance effect film which has a curved portion protruding toward the medium facing surface in the magnetic gap and which is magnetically connected to the magnetic yokes; and an electrode which is electrically connected to the magnetoresistance effect film.

摘要翻译： 在磁轭型重放磁头中，磁阻效应膜可以布置在面向介质的表面附近，从而提高灵敏度。 磁轭式再现磁头包括：一对磁轭，其经由磁隙彼此相对，所述一对磁轭中的至少一个从介质相对表面延伸到从介质面向表面缩回的位置; 磁阻效应膜，其具有朝向磁隙中的与介质相对的表面突出并且与磁轭磁性连接的弯曲部分; 以及电连接到磁阻效应膜的电极。

公开(公告)号：US20090269618A1

公开(公告)日：2009-10-29

申请号：US12498202

申请日：2009-07-06

申请人： Yuuzo KAMIGUCHI ,  Hiromi Yuasa ,  Tomohiko Nagata ,  Hiroaki Yoda ,  Katsuhiko Koui ,  Masatoshi Yoshikawa ,  Hitoshi Iwasaki ,  Masashi Sahashi ,  Masayuki Takagishi

发明人： Yuuzo KAMIGUCHI ,  Hiromi Yuasa ,  Tomohiko Nagata ,  Hiroaki Yoda ,  Katsuhiko Koui ,  Masatoshi Yoshikawa ,  Hitoshi Iwasaki ,  Masashi Sahashi ,  Masayuki Takagishi

IPC分类号： G11B5/39

CPC分类号： H01L43/08 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  B82Y25/00 ,  G01R33/093 ,  G11B5/3133 ,  G11B5/3143 ,  G11B5/39 ,  G11B5/3903 ,  G11B5/3929 ,  G11B2005/3996 ,  H01F10/3259 ,  H01F10/3272 ,  Y10T428/1114

摘要： There is provided a practical magnetoresistance effect element which has an appropriate value of resistance, which can be sensitized and which has a small number of magnetic layers to be controlled, and a magnetic head and magnetic recording and/or reproducing system using the same. In a magnetoresistance effect element wherein a sense current is caused to flow in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the film, a resistance regulating layer is provided in at least one of a pinned layer, a free layer and an non-magnetic intermediate layer. The resistance regulating layer contains, as a principal component, an oxide, a nitride, a fluoride, a carbide or a boride. The resistance regulating layer may be a continuous film or may have pin holes. Thus, it is possible to provide a practical magnetoresistance effect element which has an appropriate value of resistance, which can be sensitized and which has a small number of magnetic layers, while effectively utilizing the scattering effect depending on spin.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种具有适当的电阻值的实用磁阻效应元件，其可以被敏化并且具有少量的要控制的磁性层，以及使用该电阻的磁头和磁记录和/或再现系统。 在使感应电流沿与膜的平面垂直的方向流动的磁阻效应元件中，电阻调节层设置在被钉扎层，自由层和非磁性中间层中的至少一个中。 电阻调节层含有氧化物，氮化物，氟化物，碳化物或硼化物作为主要成分。 电阻调节层可以是连续的膜或者可以具有针孔。 因此，可以提供具有适当的电阻值的实用的磁阻效应元件，其可以被敏化并且具有少量的磁性层，同时有效地利用依赖于自旋的散射效应。

公开(公告)号：US07561383B2

公开(公告)日：2009-07-14

申请号：US12212162

申请日：2008-09-17

申请人： Yuuzo Kamiguchi ,  Hiromi Yuasa ,  Tomohiko Nagata ,  Hiroaki Yoda ,  Katsuhiko Koui ,  Masatoshi Yoshikawa ,  Hitoshi Iwasaki ,  Masashi Sahashi ,  Masayuki Takagishi

发明人： Yuuzo Kamiguchi ,  Hiromi Yuasa ,  Tomohiko Nagata ,  Hiroaki Yoda ,  Katsuhiko Koui ,  Masatoshi Yoshikawa ,  Hitoshi Iwasaki ,  Masashi Sahashi ,  Masayuki Takagishi

IPC分类号： G11B5/127

CPC分类号： H01L43/08 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  B82Y25/00 ,  G01R33/093 ,  G11B5/3133 ,  G11B5/3143 ,  G11B5/39 ,  G11B5/3903 ,  G11B5/3929 ,  G11B2005/3996 ,  H01F10/3259 ,  H01F10/3272 ,  Y10T428/1114

摘要： There is provided a practical magnetoresistance effect element which has an appropriate value of resistance, which can be sensitized and which has a small number of magnetic layers to be controlled, and a magnetic head and magnetic recording and/or reproducing system using the same. In a magnetoresistance effect element wherein a sense current is caused to flow in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the film, a resistance regulating layer is provided in at least one of a pinned layer, a free layer and an non-magnetic intermediate layer. The resistance regulating layer contains, as a principal component, an oxide, a nitride, a fluoride, a carbide or a boride. The resistance regulating layer may be a continuous film or may have pin holes. Thus, it is possible to provide a practical magnetoresistance effect element which has an appropriate value of resistance, which can be sensitized and which has a small number of magnetic layers, while effectively utilizing the scattering effect depending on spin.