Inventors:
Erli Chen - Belle Mead NJ, US
Sining Mao - Savage MN, US
Zheng Gao - Bloomington MN, US
Paul Kolbo - Bloomington MN, US
Douglas Saunders - Lakeville MN, US
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC - Scotts Valley CA
International Classification:
H01L029/94
Abstract:
A read sensor for use in a magnetic read head includes a magnetoresistive stack having a plurality of layers, and first and second shield regions positioned adjacent to the magnetoresistive stack. Each of the shield regions includes a first soft magnetic layer for shunting flux from an adjacent track to the shield region instead of the magnetoresistive stack.