Dual reader structure

摘要

Implementations described and claimed herein provide a dual reader wherein a bottom shield is attached to side shields.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a dual reader including: a first sensor stack and a second sensor stack configured in a down-track direction and separated from each other by a mid-shield; and a bottom shield directly attached to a first pair of side shields and an antiferromagnetic (AFM) layer, the AFM layer located between the first pair of side-shields in a cross-track direction and adjacent to the first sensor stack.