Patent ID: 8240026
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a magneto-resistive device comprising the steps of: depositing constituent layers making up a magneto-resistive layer on a base; patterning one or more layers of said constituent layers; depositing a deterioration reducing layer formed of a single-layer film or a composite-layer film made of at least one of a metal and a semiconductor in a region in which said one or more layers of said constituent layers have been removed by the patterning; removing the deterioration reducing layer formed of the single-layer film or the composite-layer film made of the at least one of the metal and the semiconductor; and depositing an insulating layer in the region in which said one or more layers of said constituent layers have been removed by the patterning after said step of removing the deterioration reducing layer, wherein