Advanced Magnetic Head Development Revision 1 Final Report CRADA No. TC-0840-94
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Read-Rite Corporation, Milpitas, CA (United States)
The specific go,il of this research was the development of a prototype read magnetic sensor head using the Current:Perpendicular-to-Plane (CPP) geometry with known GMR (Giant Magneto-Resistive) multilayered structures to achieve read densities greater than 10 Gbit/in2, field sensitivities greater than 1%/Oe, switching fields less than 20 Oe, and total MR response greater than 10%. The specific materials needed for this idcnl behavior had to be determined, as did the eventual design of the sensor (placement of contact leads, shields, and biasing magnets). Thus the thrust of the rescnrch required a search for the proper multilayer material combination und the development of a simulation capability to guide sensor design. Issues i:elated to device integration, such as media noise and lead contact resistance, were also recognized as important technological hurdles but these items were deferred until the operating conditions of the-prototype GMR sensor were more precisely determined.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344
- OSTI ID:
- 1426111
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-TR-747182; UCRL-ID-140514
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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