Characterization of read sensors in hard disk drives

• Main Author: Liew, Li Ting.
• Other Authors: Gan Chee Lip
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Microelectronics and semiconductor materials
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/36160
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

One of the biggest challenges in a 10 Tb/in2 recording is the impossible reduction of the current sensor thickness to meet the linear resolution requirement, even with today’s technology. Current tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) read head has reached its limit due to its high product of resistance and...