Patent ID: 6583971
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: B82Y,G11B

Abstract:
A magnetic recording head, comprising:a magnetoresistive layer having a first end and a second end; a soft-adjacent magnetic transverse bias layer (SAL) having a first end and a second end; an insulating layer arranged between said magnetoresistive layer and said SAL; a first conductive layer physically contacting a top surface and said first end of said magnetoresistive layer and said first end of said SAL; a second conductive layer physically contacting a top surface and said second end of said magnetoresistive layer and said second end of said SAL; the magnetoresistive layer supporting a first current path between the first and second conductive layers; and the SAL supporting a second current path between the first and second conductive layers; wherein the second current path is substantially longer than the first current path.