Thin, horizontal-plane Hall sensors for read heads in magnetic recording

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1174-1181

  Solin, S A ^a,b   Stradling, R A ^a   Thio, T ^b   Bennett, J W ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NEC LABORATORIES AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HALL EFFECT DEVICES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC HEADS; MAGNETIC RECORDING; MAGNETORESISTANCE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

HALL BAR DETECTORS; HALL SENSORS; READ HEAD SENSORS;

SENSORS;

EID: 0031246818     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/8/10/021     Document Type: Article

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