Patent ID: 6249405
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: B82Y,G11B

Abstract:
A magnetic storage/read system comprising:a recording medium having tracks; anda magnetic head, including a magnetoresistive element, which reads a magnetic field from the recording medium;wherein the magnetic storage/read system satisfies a relationship ofd.ltoreq.(12.5.times.10.sup.3)/Trwhere d is a height, expressed in .mu.m, of the magnetoresistive element in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the recording medium, and Tr is a track density, expressed in tracks per inch, of the tracks of the recording medium;wherein the magnetoresistive element includes:a first antiferromagnetic film;a first magnetic film having a magnetization direction which is fixed by magnetic coupling with the first antiferromagnetic film;a second antiferromagnetic film;a second magnetic film having a magnetization direction which is fixed by magnetic coupling with the second antiferromagnetic film;a third magnetic film having a magnetization direction which is able to rotate in response to an applied magnetic field;a first nonmagnetic conductive film disposed between the first magnetic film and the third magnetic film; anda second nonmagnetic conductive film disposed between the second magnetic film and the third magnetic film;whereinthe third magnetic film is disposed between the first nonmagnetic conductive film and the second nonmagnetic conductive film,the first magnetic film is disposed between the first antiferromagnetic film and the first nonmagnetic conductive film, andthe second magnetic film is disposed between the second antiferromagnetic film and the second nonmagnetic conductive film.