Method for fabricating a read sensor for a read transducer

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PATENT NO 8607438
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13309357

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A read sensor for a transducer is fabricated. The transducer has a field region and a sensor region corresponding to the sensor. A sensor stack is deposited. A hybrid mask including hard and field masks is provided. The hard mask includes a sensor portion covering the sensor region and a field portion covering the field region. The field mask covers the field portion of the hard mask. The field mask exposes the sensor portion of the hard mask and part of the sensor stack between the sensor and field regions. The sensor is defined from the sensor stack in a track width direction. Hard bias layer(s) are deposited. Part of the hard bias layer(s) resides on the field mask. Part of the hard bias layer(s) adjoining the sensor region is sealed. The field mask is lifted off. The transducer is planarized.

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WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY SAN JOSE CA 95119

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gao, Wei Fremont, US 459 3897
Hu, Chih-Ching Pleasanton, US 32 521
Li, Guanxiong Fremont, US 28 1635
Luo, Guanghong Fremont, US 27 2732
Mao, Ming Dublin, US 99 3859
Roy, Anup G Fremont, US 13 908
Wang, Miao San Jose, US 160 792
Zhang, Zhihong Fremont, US 90 2351

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