Vertical magnetic head having a magnetic circuit with a non-embedded part and having an integrated coil surrounding the non-embedded part

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6335846
  • Patent Number
    6,335,846
  • Date Filed
    Friday, September 22, 2000
    24 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, January 1, 2002
    23 years ago
Abstract
Magnetic head for use in magnetic recording and including an integrated coil having at least one winding around a non-embedded part of the magnetic circuit. The winding includes a lower sheet of conductors placed in a chamber etched in the substrate and which is integrated into this substrate. The magnetic head is manufactured in a process including forming on a solid substrate a magnetic circuit with a first and second polar part having embedded portions positioned side by side and separated by a nonmagnetic air gap. The magnetic circuit includes at least one non-embedded bridging part no portion of which is embedded in the substrate. A conductor coil is formed around the non-embedded part of the circuit by making a lower sheet of conductors passing underneath the non-embedded bridging part and by embedding the lower sheet in at least one chamber made in the substrate, and by making an upper sheet of conductors astride the non-embedded bridging part of the magnetic circuit.
Description




TECHNICAL FIELD




The present invention relates to a vertical magnetic head with integrated coil and its manufacturing process.




It finds privileged application in video recording by the general public. But it may also be used in other areas, such as data backup or computer memories.




STATE OF THE PRIOR ART




A magnetic recording medium for video recording, data backup or computer memory comprises numerous tracks on which information is written in the form of magnetic fields.




To increase information density, not only can the amount of information per unit length be increased, but also the number of tracks. To achieve this purpose, track width is reduced and, simultaneously, the distance between them is reduced until the tracks abut one another.




To avoid any crosstalk problems on reading, the information on two adjacent tracks is written at opposite angles. The head angle must be most precise (for example 20±0.15° in the new so-called DVC standard or <<Digital rodeo Cassette >>.




To meet these requirements, so-called <<sandwich >> heads can be currently found on the market of which an example of embodiment is illustrated in

FIG. 1

appended hereto. The head shown comprises a substrate


2


carrying a magnetic circuit


4


made up of a magnetic layer placed on the top surface of the substrate, this circuit having two polar parts


5


and


7


at the front separated by an air gap


6


which is formed by a nonmagnetic spacer. This head also comprises, above the magnetic circuit, a nonmagnetic substrate


2


′. An opening


8


is pierced through the whole unit to allow the passage of a conductor coil


9


surrounding the magnetic circuit.




The head shown in

FIG. 1

is intended to co-operate with a recording medium S oriented perpendicular to the substrate (in other words parallel to the latter's edge)




Such heads may be described as <<vertical >> in the sense that the active surface is perpendicular to the general surface of the substrate.




The width of the air gap, called


1


, is calculated perpendicular to the substrate (parallel to the recording medium). This Width


1


substantially corresponds to the respective width of the tracks in the medium. The length of the air gap, called L, is calculated in the direction of the relative movement of the head and recording medium. The height of the air gap, called h, is calculated parallel to the surface of the substrate carrying the magnetic circuit.




As soon as track width becomes narrow (less than approximately 10 micrometers), these heads become very difficult to fabricate (problems relating to precision alignment of the two polar parts during glass welding, low efficiency due to magnetic circuit length, difficult coil production, which is an added part and cannot be adapted easily to a package production process etc.)




The abstract of Japanese patent, vol. 13, No. 98 (P-840) (3446) of Mar. 8, 1989, describes a different magnetic head with planar coiling. This head is shown in

FIG. 2

appended hereto. It comprises two polar parts


12




a


,


12




b


separated by an air gap


13


, a twin spiral coil


14




a


,


14




b


placed over the two limbs of the magnetic circuit, two connection pads


15




a


,


15




b


and a magnetic bridge


15


closing the magnetic circuit.




This head still has disadvantages connected firstly with its coil structure which is long and therefore resistant producing thermal noise and, secondly with its magnetic circuit which is relatively long and therefore has reduced efficiency.




EP-A-0,467,263 discloses a head which partly avoids these drawbacks. This type of head can be seen in appended

FIGS. 3 and 4

. They show a nonmagnetic substrate


21


, a first insulating layer


22


, a second insulating layer


29


, a magnetic circuit


30


, a conductor coil


38


of solenoid type wound Ground the magnetic circuit; electric connection strips


33


and connection pads


34


.





FIG. 4

also shows the two front polar parts


25


and


27


separated by an air gap g. Also, an insulating layer


35


covering the entire unit and a protective layer


36


or superstrate complete the unit and make the contact surface symmetrical with the recording medium.




Although satisfactory from certain viewpoints, it this structure has the disadvantage of giving rise to a very large head thickness in the zone lying between substrate


21


and superstrate


36


. Such thickness corresponds to the lower part of coil


33


, polar parts


25


,


27


and insulating layers


22


,


29


,


32


,


35


. This thickness may give rise to friction problems with the recording medium leading to problems of differential wear of the various materials. Moreover, this large thickness gives rise to a considerable risk of delamination or bulging owing to intrinsic constraints in the layers, constraints of thermal origin etc.




Also, the process for manufacturing a head in accordance with

FIGS. 3 and 4

is hardly compatible with package processes, in particular for the production of the azimuth for the air gap using a diamond instrument, or for certain planarization stages of the insulators deposited on large thicknesses of metallic patterns, which leads to problems of step overlay with breaks on the edge of the patterns.




The purpose of the present invention is precisely to remedy such drawbacks.




DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION




For this purpose, the invention suggests integrating part of the coil winding into she substrate, namely the lower sheet of conductors. In practice, the lower sheet is placed in a chamber made in the substrate. In this way, the head thickness can be reduced and, correlatively, the problems described above come to be solved.




In precise manner, the purpose of the invention is a vertical magnetic head comprising a solid substrate, a magnetic circuit with at east one first and one second polar part placed side by side and separated by a nonmagnetic air gap, this magnetic circuit comprising at least one non-embedded part in the substrate, a conductor coil surrounding that part of the magnetic circuit which is not embedded in the substrate, this head being characterized in that the conductor coil is formed by a lower sheet of conductors placed in at least one chamber made in the substrate and by an upper sheet of conductors astride the non-embedded part.




According to a first embodiment, the magnetic circuit comprises a rear magnetic closing part and a first and second side magnetic part magnetically connected to the rear magnetic closing part and to the first and second polar parts respectively, the first and second side magnetic parts each forming a non-embedded part of the magnetic circuit, and characterized in that the conductor coil comprises at least one winding coiled around at least the first and/or second side magnetic parts, this winding comprising a lower sheet of conductors passing under the first and/or second side magnetic parts, this lower sheet being integrated into the substrate, and an upper sheet astride the first and/or second side polar parts.




The side magnetic parts are directly connected to the other components of the magnetic circuit (rear closing part and polar parts) or via an insulating layer of controlled thickness (for example SiO


2


or alumina 0.1 to 0.2 μm thick). The use of an insulating layer is preferable for high frequency operation.




Advantageously, the polar parts are also integrated into the substrate.




Still preferably, the rear magnetic closing part is also integrated into the substrate.




If the substrate is not in insulating material, either because it is conductive or semi-conductive, the integration of the lower sheet of conductors can be achieved by etching said chambers in the substrate, said chambers being filled with insulating material in which the conductors are subsequently fabricated. This is the case in particular for a silicone substrate.




In another embodiment, the magnetic circuit comprises a rear closing part forming the non-embedded part of the circuit, and the conductor coil comprises a winding coiled around this rear closing part, with a lower sheet of conductors passing under the rear closing part, this lower sheet being embedded in the substrate, and an upper sheet passing over the rear closing part.




Advantageously, the rear closing part is magnetically connected to the first and second polar parts, there being no side magnetic parts.




In this alternative, the first and second polar parts may be embedded in the substrate.




According to a further embodiment, the first and second polar parts form the part of the magnetic circuit that is not embedded in the substrate, and the conductor coil surrounds at least one of the said first and second polar parts, this conductor coil comprising a lower sheet of conductors passing under at least one of the polar parts and being embedded in the substrate, and an upper sheet of conductors astride at least one of the polar parts.




A further object of the present invention is a process for manufacturing a vertical magnetic head such as just described. This process consists of, on a solid substrate, forming a magnetic circuit with a first and second polar part placed side by side and separated by a nonmagnetic air gap, this magnetic circuit comprising at least one part non-embedded in the substrate, and of forming a conductor winding around the non-embedded part of the circuit, this process being characterized in that said conductor winding is formed by making a lower sheet of conductors in at least one chamber made in the substrate and passing under the non-embedded part, and by embedding this lower sheet in the substrate, and by forming an upper sheet of conductors astride the non-embedded part of the magnetic circuit.




The process of the invention comprises the methods of use corresponding to the modes of embodiment of the head (forming a magnetic circuit with only one rear closing part, or with no rear part).











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES





FIG. 1

, already described, illustrates a known magnetic head of sandwich type;





FIG. 2

, already described, illustrates a known magnetic head with planar winding;





FIG. 3

, already described, is a further illustration of a known magnetic head with solenoid winding;





FIG. 4

, already described, is another view of the preceding head;





FIG. 5

shows the initial substrate in an example of the process of the invention;





FIG. 6

gives a longitudinal section view of the production stage of a first chamber;





FIG. 7

shows the depositing stage of an insulating layer;





FIG. 8

is another longitudinal view of the growth stage of a dual magnetic layer;





FIG. 9

dives a longitudinal view of the first polar part obtained;





FIG. 10

shows the same first polar part as seen from above;





FIG. 11

shows the formation of a second chamber;





FIG. 12

gives a section view of a second polar part;





FIG. 13

shows a top view of both polar parts and the rear magnetic part;





FIG. 14

gives a cross section view of one of the front polar parts and the rear magnetic closing part;





FIG. 15

illustrates the etching stage of chamber for the lower sheet of conductors of the coil;





FIG. 16

shows the filling of a chamber with an electric insulator;





FIG. 17

gives a cross section view of the lower sheet of conductors and the mask for the magnetic contact lead;





FIG. 18

shows the sub-unit obtained at this stage, as seen from above, with its two polar parts, rear magnetic closing part and lower sheet conductors;





FIG. 19

gives a cross section view of a side magnetic part of the magnetic circuit;





FIG. 20

gives a top view of the sub-unit obtained at this stage;





FIG. 21

is a cross section view of the production stage of the electric connection pads;





FIG. 22

is a close-up top view of these electric connection pads;





FIG. 23

is a cross section view of the production stage of the upper sheet of conductors;





FIG. 24

is a close-up top view of these upper conductors;





FIG. 25

is a section view of the production stage of the contact pads of the conductor coil;





FIG. 26

is a top view of the head obtained in accordance with this embodiment;





FIG. 27

illustrates an alternative with cross orientation of magnetization;





FIG. 28

illustrates another embodiment in which the magnetic circuit only comprises two non-integrated polar parts with a winding coiled around one of the polar parts;





FIG. 29

illustrates a further embodiment in which the magnetic circuit comprises two polar parts and a non-integrated rear closing part, the winding being coiled around this rear closing part;





FIG. 30

illustrates the same embodiment but with a different shaped rear closing part.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS




With reference to

FIGS. 5

to


27


a description follows of a first embodiment of the magnetic head in of the invention. Needless to say, the materials described and the sizes given are only given for explanatory purposes and are in no way restrictive.




In the particular embodiment described, the starting point is a solid substrate in silicon


40


, having a crystal orientation of <110> (FIG.


5


). Any other crystal orientation may be used to vary the head azimuth. A layer of insulating material


42


in SiO


2


or Si


3


N


4


is deposited on this substrate using the LPCVD method Tow Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition). This insulating layer


42


may have a thickness of 40 nm (or 0.04 μm). Using a lithographic process, the shape of the first polar part is outlined and various reference marks made. Layer


42


is subsequently etched and anisotropic etching of the substrate is made for example using a KOH solution which produces a first chamber


44


(

FIG. 6

) of which one side is vertical in this case along the <111> silicon planes. Layer


42


which served as a mask is then removed.




Thermal oxidization is then carried out to form a layer


46


of SiO


2


(FIG.


7


). This layer may be 0.2 μm thick.




A magnetic material is then placed in the chamber. Electrolytic growth may be used for example. For this purpose, a conductive sub-layer is deposited by cathode sputtering, for example in NiFe with a thickness of 0.1 μm. Through a first lithographic process, a mask is formed for example in resin having an opening opposite the sub-layer placed on the bottom of the chamber. Electrolysis of NiFe is then carried out for example in a magnetic field to obtain a magnetic layer having magnetic domains oriented parallel to the air gap. The resin is then removed.




This may be conducted in two operations, so that an insulating layer and a conductor sub-layer may be positioned in between the two magnetic layers to improve high frequency performance. For example, for a total polar part thickness of 6 μm, two layers of NiFe can be made (including the conductor sub-layers of NiFe) each 3 μm thick, separated from an insulating layer of SiO


2


or Si


3


N


4


or Al


2


O


3


0.1 μm thick. Two such magnetic layers are referenced


48




1


and


48




2


in FIG.


8


.




Mechanical polishing is then carried out, stopping at layer


46


to obtain a first polar part


50




1


. This part is shown in cross section in

FIG. 9 and a

top view is given in FIG.


10


.




On the sub-unit obtained a second insulating layer is deposited, for example in SiO


2


having a thickness of 0.2 μm. An opening is outlined with lithography, and using the layer of SiO


2


obtained and the remainder of layer


46


as a mask, a second chamber


52


is etched out (

FIG. 11

) isotropically, for example using hyperfrequency plasma to obtain good selectivity in relation to the silicon oxide. By etching the second chamber


52


, a rear chamber is etched out at the same time which is not seen in

FIG. 11

but which will be seen in later Figures, in particular in FIG.


13


. The mask and that part of layer


46


remaining on the surface are then removed and a magnetic material is deposited in the second chamber


52


and in the rear chamber. Electrolytic growth of NiFe may be used as previously, in one or two layers separated by an insulating layer.




This sub-unit is mechanically polished until the vertical part of insulating layer


46


, which will form air gap


46


, becomes visible. Both polar parts


50




1


and


50




2


are then obtained such as they are shown in cross section in FIG.


12


.

FIG. 13

is a top view of these same polar parts


50




1


and


50




2


separated by air gap


46


, and also shows the rear magnetic part


60


which will serve to close the magnetic circuit.




With

FIG. 13

it is also possible to illustrate the types of section which are used in the present description, namely a so-called longitudinal section along line AA passing through the polar parts, and a so-called cross section alone line BB passing through one of the polar parts (in this case the second


50




2


) and the rear magnetic closing part


60


. The sections which have just been described are all longitudinal sections along AA. The following descriptions will all refer to cross sections following line BB.





FIG. 14

therefore shows the cross section of the sub-unit obtained at this stage of the process with the second polar part


50




2


and the rear magnetic closing part


60


.




Subsequently (

FIG. 15

) two side chambers are fabricated between the polar parts and the rear magnetic closing part


60


(only chamber


62




2


is visible in the section shown in FIG.


15


). Etching may be made in radiofrequency plasma mode. The depth of the chambers may be 4 μm for example.




If the substrate is not insulating, which is the case in the described example in which the substrate is in silicon, an insulating material is subsequently deposited in the chambers, silica for example by PECVD (Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition) and the sub-unit is then polished, mechanically for examine. This planarization may be preceded by a trimming operation made by etching to limit the amount of insulating surface to be planarized.

FIG. 16

shows the planarized insulating material


64


filling the chamber.




In said insulating layer


64


parallel grooves are etched, for example by plasma etching, to a depth of 3 μm. A sub-layer of CrCu is then deposited by cathode sputtering for example, and using electrolysis grooves are filled in for example with copper.

FIG. 17

gives a cross section view of he conductors


66


obtained in these grooves. They form lower sheets


66




1


and


66




2


visible in

FIG. 18

which is a top view of the sub-unit. These two lower sheets extend between polar parts


50




1


and


50




2


and rear magnetic closing part


60


.




The sub-unit is then covered with an insulating layer


70


that can be seen in

FIG. 17

, in SiO


2


for example, deposited by PECVD having a thickness of 1 μm. This layer is then etched, for example by plasma etching, to form openings


72




1


,


72




2


above polar parts


74




1


,


74




2


above the ends of the rear magnetic closing part


60


. These openings are visible in the top view given in FIG.


18


. Only openings


72




2


and


74




2


are shown in section BB of FIG.


17


.




According to one alternative embodiment, an insulating stop layer, for example in Al


2


O


3


, 0.2 μm thick, is deposited prior to insulating layer


70


. This stop layer is exposed by etching layer


70


in openings


72




1


,


72




2


and


74




1


and


74




2


. This stop layer is maintained in the magnetic circuit.




The process continues by fabricating the two magnetic side parts which will complete the magnetic circuit. First an insulating layer


80


(

FIG. 19

) having the same thickness as the future side magnetic parts, is deposited. For example a layer 3 μm thick of SiO


2


can be deposited by PECVD. This layer is etched in both zones in which the two magnetic parts are to be formed, namely over the lower conductor sheets


66




1


,


66




2


already fabricated and over openings


72




1


,


72




2


and


74




1


,


74




2


already made. Using electrolysis a magnetic material


82




1


,


82




2


is then deposited using operating methods that have already been described (FIG.


20


). This material may possibly be wafered. For proper orientation of the magnetic domains, electrolysis may be conducted in a magnetic field, the direction of this field this time being perpendicular to the direction of the air gap.




The sub-unit obtained is illustrated seen from above in

FIG. 20

in which the two side magnetic parts


82




1


and


82




2


can be seen respectively astride the two lower conductor sheets


66




1


and


66




2


and forming the junction between rear part


60


and the two polar parts


50




1


and


50




2


.




To complete the conductor winding, the process next includes formation of the electric connection pads. An insulating layer


90


, for example in SiO


2


, (

FIG. 21

) 1 μm thick is deposited using the PECVD method. Openings are etched in this layer at the side edges of the two lower sheets of conductors, etching being sufficiently deep to expose the ends of the conductors. In the example described up until now, it is therefore assumed that layer


90


is etched over its own height and that of layers


80


and


70


, that is to say over 3+1+1=5 μm. The openings may be 4 μm wide, separated by a distance of 6 μm. Using the same electrolytic growth process, the openings made are filled with a metal, copper for example, to obtain electric connections


84




2


which come to rest on the ends of the conductors of the two lower sheets


66




1


,


66




2


.

FIG. 22

shows a top view of pads


84




2


at the ends located along the inner side edge of side magnetic part


82




2


which closes the circuit. Similar pads are made on the outer edge of the same sheet of conductors and on the other sheet.




An upper sheet of conductors is then made by depositing an insulating layer


94


having the same thickness as he thickness of the desired sheet (FIG.


23


). For example, a 3 μm layer of SiO


2


is deposited by PECVD. Parallel grooves are etched, for example 8 μm wide and 2 μm apart. These grooves extend from one connection pad to another. Again using an electrolytic growth process, two upper sheets of conductors are formed which come to rest, at either end, on the electric connection pads closing together the two solenoids.

FIG. 23

gives a BB section view of conductors


96




2


at connection pads


84




2


and, in

FIG. 24

the complete sheet is shown as seen from above.




During this operation, the conductor material is also deposited which will be used to form connections


98




1


,


98




2


to connect the ends of the coil to future contact loads. A top view of these conductors can be seen in

FIG. 26. A

section view of conductor


98




2


can be seen in FIG.


23


.




In this manner a dual winding has been made with two lower sheets passing under the side magnetic parts and integrated into the substrate, two upper sheets passing over the side magnetic parts, and connection pads connecting one conductor of one lower sheet to the corresponding conductor of the upper sheet. Needless to say, for these two windings to be correctly positioned the sheet conductors must be slightly tilted so that the end of one lower conductor is placed opposite one end of an upper conductor, whose other end is placed opposite the end of the lower conductor adjacent to the first.




The remaining stage is to make the contact pads providing access to the coil. An insulating layer


100


is deposited on the whole unit (

FIG. 25

) having the same thickness as the thickness of the desired pad. For example 1 μm of SiO


2


is deposited by PECVD. This insulating layer is etched to expose the end of connections


98




1


,


98




2


and pads


102




1


,


102




2


are made, in gold for example, which has good welding properties for the future connection wires. Advantageously, pads


102




1


and


102




2


are made by electrolysis using a previously deposited conductive sub-layer. As sub-layer alloys of CrAu, CrCu and even FeNi may be used. A top view of connections


98




1


,


98




2


and contact pads


102




1


,


102




2


is given in

FIG. 26

, and a BB section view of connection


98




2


and pad


102




2


is given in FIG.


25


.

FIG. 26

is on a smaller scale than the previous Figures to show the entire head with its active part referenced


120


and its outlet connections.




Over the unit thus obtained a superstrate may possibly be added, in silicon for example, to give symmetry to the contact zone in relation to the recording medium. This superstrate must not of course mask the contact pads.




It is of interest to compare known structures described in the introduction with the structure of the invention. For example, the thickness of the materials contained between the substrate and the superstrate are:




i) for a head of the prior art such as described in EP-A-0 467 263: lower coiling in 5 μm of insulator, polar part 6 μm, upper coiling and pads in 5 μm of insulator, i.e. a total insulator thickness of 16 μm;




ii) for a head of the invention: magnetic circuit closed in 4 μm of insulator, upper coiling and pads in 5 μm of insulator, i.e. a total insulator thickness of 9 μm.




The gain in thickness is therefore evident. The problems of friction, differential wear, intrinsic and thermal constraints in the insulating layers are consequently far easier to solve in the invention than in the prior art.




The efficiency and performance at high frequency of the magnetic head which has just been described can be further increased by taking advantage of the magnetic anisotropy, and in particular of the orientation of the domains as shown in FIG.


27


. In this Figure, only the magnetic parts of the head are shown, namely polar parts


50




1


,


50




2


assumed to be made in two layers, side parts


82




1


,


82




2


and the rear closing part


60


also assumed to be made in two layers. The arrows indicate the orientation of magnetization. In polar parts


50




1


and


50




2


and in rear closing part


60


this orientation is parallel to the air gap, whereas in side parts


82




1


,


82




2


this orientation follows the axis of easy magnetization, which is perpendicular to the air gap.




In the embodiment which has just been described, the magnetic circuit comprises two polar parts, two side parts and a rear magnetic closing part. The invention is not, however, restricted to this embodiment. On the contrary, it extends to heads having only two polar parts with no side parts and no rear closing part, or having only two polar parts and one rear closing part.

FIGS. 28

,


29


and


30


illustrate some or these possibilities.





FIG. 28

gives a diagram of a magnetic head which only comprises two polar parts


50




1


,


50




2


and a winding


95


around one of these parts (


50




1


) Evidently, it is possible to use another winding on the other polar part (


50




2


). In this (or these) windings, the lower sheet of conductors is integrated into the substrate.




In this embodiment, the polar parts are not integrated into the substrate.





FIG. 29

illustrates another embodiment in which the magnetic circuit comprises two polar parts


50




1


,


50




2


which may or may not be integrated into the substrate, and a rear magnetic closing part


60


that is not integrated into the substrate. It is around this rear part that coil


97


is wound with a lower sheet of conductors integrated into the substrate.




In this

FIG. 29

, the rear magnetic closing part


60


is straight, but in

FIG. 30

it is horse-shoe shaped. Winding


99


is coiled here around the three stems of the rear part again with a lower sheet conductors integrated into the substrate.




Other embodiments can be imagined that come within the limits of this invention, provided that the head comprises two polar parts and at least one part which is not embedded, the coil being wound around this part and having its lower sheet of conductors integrated into the substrate.



Claims
  • 1. Magnetic head comprising:a solid substrate; a magnetic circuit including first and second polar parts positioned side by side along a plane parallel to a surface of the substrate and separated by a non-magnetic air gap; and a conductor coil surrounding a part of the magnetic circuit no portion of which is embedded in the substrate, wherein at least one of the first and second polar parts form that part of the magnetic circuit no portion of which is embedded in the substrate, and the conductor coil surrounds the at least one of said first and second polar parts no portion of which is embedded in the substrate, and the conductor coil comprises a lower sheet of conductors passing under the at least one of the polar parts and is embedded in the substrate on one side of the substrate without exposing said lower sheet of the conductor on an opposite side of the substrate, and an upper sheet of conductors is astride the at least one of the polar parts.
  • 2. Process for manufacturing a vertical magnetic head, comprising:on a solid substrate, forming a magnetic circuit including first and second polar parts positioned side by side along a plane parallel to a surface of the substrate and separated by a non-magnetic air gap; and forming a conductor coil surrounding a part of the magnetic circuit no portion of which is embedded in the substrate, wherein at least one of the first and second polar parts form the part of the magnetic circuit no portion of which is embedded in the substrate, said step of forming the conductor coil surrounding the magnetic circuit comprises embedding in the substrate a lower sheet of conductors passing under the at least one polar part, and forming an upper sheet of conductors astride the at least one polar part, and the lower sheet is embedded in the substrate on one side of the substrate without exposing said lower sheet of the conductor on an opposite side of the substrate.
Priority Claims (1)
Number Date Country Kind
96 01871 Feb 1996 FR
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a divisional application of Ser. No. 09/125,107, filed Aug. 17, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,163,435, issued Dec. 19, 2000, which is a 371 application of PCT/FR97/00284, filed Feb. 14, 1997, now allowed; and claims priority to French Application No. 96-01871, filed Feb. 15, 1996.

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