AF-coupled dual side shield reader with AF-coupled USL

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PATENT NO 9190081
APP PUB NO 20150248903A1
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14194488

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The embodiments disclosed generally relate to a read head sensor in a magnetic recording head. The read head sensor comprises side shields in addition to the upper and lower shields. The upper shield sensor is a multilayer structure with antiferromagnetic coupling. The side shield is a multilayer structure whereby a lower magnetic layer is separated from an upper magnetic layer. The upper magnetic layer is ferromagnetically coupled to a bottom layer of the upper shield. The bias direction of the read head sensor is antiparallel to the bottom layer of the upper shield.

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WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY LEGAL DEP SAN JOSE CA 95119

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Aoyama, Jun Kanagawa-Ku, JP 18 118
Katada, Hiroyuki Odawara, JP 29 376
Meguro, Kenichi Kaiseimachi, JP 36 426
Shiimoto, Masato Odawara, JP 59 1232
Yoshida, Nobuo Hiratsuka, JP 65 558

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