US Patent:
20090180216, Jul 16, 2009
Inventors:
Peter J. Golcher - Los Gatos CA, US
Icko E.T. Iben - Santa Clara CA, US
Ho-Yiu Lam - Mountain View CA, US
Jose Luis Salenga - San Jose CA, US
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY
International Classification:
G11B 5/33
Abstract:
A magnetoresistive transducer head assembly includes a reader element, a writer element and a high impedance shunt electrically connecting the reader element and the writer element. The high impedance shunt provides a high impedance conductive path for maintaining electrostatic charge equipotential between the reader element and the writer element.