Claims
- 1. A magnetoresistive element assembly with longitudinal bias, said assembly comprising:
- a magnetoresistive element formed into an elongated ellipse-like shape, said magnetoresistive element having a sense region, a gap, and two end regions, said end regions separated from each other by said gap placed therebetween;
- a bias coil to produce a longitudinal bias in said magnetoresistive element of a level sufficient to maintain said sense region in a single domain state, said bias coil disposed about the magnetoresistive element except the sense region; and
- spaced conductor leads electrically connected to said magnetoresistive element within said sense region and separated from each other with said gap portion therebetween.
- 2. The magnetoresistive element assembly of claim 1. wherein an easy axis of magnetization of said magnetoresistive element is oriented in a direction parallel to an elongation of a main axis of said magnetoresistive element.
- 3. The magnetoresistive element assembly of claim 1. wherein said sense region is placed in an elongate portion of said magnetoresistive element.
Priority Claims (1)
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation-in-part of co-pending application Ser. No. 08/366,082, filed Dec. 29, 1994. The disclosure of application Ser. No. 08/366,082 is incorporated herein by reference.
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Mallary et al., "A New Thin Film Head which Doubles the Flux through the Coil", IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 29, No. 3832-3836 (1993). |
Continuation in Parts (1)
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