MAGNETIC RECORDING APPARATUS HAVING CIRCUITS WITH DIFFERING TUNNEL VALVE SENSORS AND ABOUT THE SAME RESISTANCE
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a first circuit comprising a pair of terminals coupled to a first read transducer and a first parallel circuit, the first read transducer having a tunnel valve structure having a resistance; and
a second circuit comprising a pair of terminals coupled to a second read transducer having a tunnel valve structure,wherein an area of a tunnel barrier portion of the second read transducer along a plane of deposition thereof is larger than an area of a tunnel barrier portion of the first read transducer along a plane of deposition thereof,wherein a terminal resistance of the first circuit is less than about five times a terminal resistance of the second circuit.
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An apparatus, according to one embodiment, includes a first circuit comprising a pair of terminals coupled to a first read transducer having a tunnel valve structure and a first parallel circuit. A second circuit has a pair of terminals that are coupled to a second read transducer having a tunnel valve structure. An area of a tunnel barrier portion of the second read transducer is larger than an area of a tunnel barrier portion of the first read transducer. The terminal resistance of the first circuit is less than about five times a terminal resistance of the second circuit.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a first circuit comprising a pair of terminals coupled to a first read transducer and a first parallel circuit, the first read transducer having a tunnel valve structure having a resistance; and a second circuit comprising a pair of terminals coupled to a second read transducer having a tunnel valve structure, wherein an area of a tunnel barrier portion of the second read transducer along a plane of deposition thereof is larger than an area of a tunnel barrier portion of the first read transducer along a plane of deposition thereof, wherein a terminal resistance of the first circuit is less than about five times a terminal resistance of the second circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus, comprising:
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a module having a first read transducer and a second read transducer, the first and second read transducers each having a tunnel valve structure, wherein an area of a tunnel barrier portion of the second read transducer along a plane of deposition thereof is larger than an area of a tunnel barrier portion of the first read transducer along a plane of deposition thereof, a parallel circuit coupled to the first read transducer; and a second circuit coupled to the second read transducer, wherein a terminal resistance measured across the parallel circuit and the first read transducer is less than about five times a terminal resistance measured across the second circuit and the second read transducer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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