MAGNETO-RESISTIVE SENSOR, THIN FILM MAGNETIC HEAD PROVIDED WITH MAGNETO-RESISTIVE, SENSOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETO-RESISTIVE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THIN FILM MAGNETIC HEAD

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a MR sensor capable of preventing the deterioration of an yield based on insufficiency of withstand voltage of a shield insulating film, a thin film magnetic head provided with the MR sensor, a method for manufacturing the MR sensor capable of enhancing the withstand voltage of the shield insulating film without remarkably increasing manufacturing stages and a method for manufacturing the thin film magnetic head.;SOLUTION: The MR sensor is provided with a MR film formed between a lower shielding layer and an upper shielding layer through a first lower insulating layer and a first upper insulating layer respectively, a pair of lead conductor layers formed between the lower shielding layer and the upper shielding layer through the first lower insulating layer and the first upper insulating layer respectively and respectively connected to the both ends of the MR film and a second upper insulating layer formed on the pair of lead conductor layers and having the nearly same pattern shape that the lead conductor layers have.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2001,JPO