Patent attributes
The present invention relates to a method for producing a GMR structure in which a metallic multiple layer is applied onto a carrier and in which the metallic multiple layer is patterned to produce the GMR structure, the carrier having a structure before the metallic multiple layer is applied and the patterning of the metallic multiple layer is performed by CMP. The present invention also relates to a GMR structure having a carrier and a patterned metallic multiple layer positioned on the carrier, the patterned metallic multiple layer being situated in one or more depressions of the carrier. In addition, the present invention relates to a use of GMR structures.