Provided is a magnetoresistive device capable of stably maintaining
sufficient output characteristics even under a higher temperature
environment while responding to a demand for a higher recording density.
The magnetoresistive device comprises an MR film including a fixing layer
made of IrMn, an outer pinned layer of which the magnetization direction
is fixed in a +Y direction by the fixing layer, and an inner pinned layer
of which the magnetization direction is fixed in a -Y direction by the
fixing layer, a pair of conductive lead layers and a constant current
circuit which flows a sense current in a +X direction so as to generate a
current magnetic field toward a -Y direction in the inner pinned layer,
and in the magnetoresistive device, a conditional expression (1) is
satisfied. Thereby, the magnetization directions of the outer pinned
layer and the inner pinned layer can be stabilized, so even under a high
temperature environment, the magnetoresistive device can obtain stable
output characteristics, and can respond to a demand for a higher
recording density.