| 摘要 |
A monitor element includes electrode layers each having a front end region and a back end region extended from the front end region in the track width direction. Therefore, the width dimension of the front end region in the ABS can be set to a smaller value than conventional elements, and the height controlling process can be performed while appropriately measuring the DC resistance value of the monitor element. A magnetoresistive element also includes electrode layers having the same shape, thereby suppressing the occurrence of smearing in a thin film magnetic head, and permitting manufacture with high yield.
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