A magnetoresistance effect device includes a magnetized free layer formed
of a ferromagnetic material, a magnetized fixing layer formed of a
ferromagnetic material and having a crystal grain boundary, a nonmagnetic
layer provided between the magnetized free layer and the magnetized
fixing layer, and an antiferromagnetic layer provided on one surface of
the magnetized fixing layer, which is opposed to a surface of the
nonmagnetic layer. The magnetized fixing layer has an element which is
segregated into the crystal grain boundary to prevent a material of the
antiferromagnetic layer from diffusing.