Method of manufacturing magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording with shield around main magnetic pole

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8117737
APP PUB NO 20110127234A1
SERIAL NO

12591745

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A manufacturing method for a magnetic head includes the steps of: forming a structure on a lower shield, the structure including a lower gap, a main magnetic pole and first and second side gaps; forming first and second side shields; forming an upper gap; and forming an upper shield. In the step of forming the structure, an initial lower gap layer is formed on the lower shield, the initial lower gap layer including a pre-lower-gap portion, and two to-be-removed portions that are located on opposite sides of the pre-lower-gap portion. Then, a protrusion including the main magnetic pole and the first and second side gaps is formed on the pre-lower-gap portion. With the top surface of the protrusion covered with a mask, the initial lower gap layer is etched in part to thereby form the lower gap.

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TDK CORPORATION2-5-1 NIHONBASHI CHUO-KU TOKYO 103-6128

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hashino, Masachika Tokyo, JP 15 16
Nishinaga, Tsutomu Tokyo, JP 1 4
Nojima, Tatsuhiro Tokyo, JP 9 47
Otani, Koichi Tokyo, JP 26 173
Tsuchiya, Michitoshi Tokyo, JP 11 108
Ukita, Hideyuki Tokyo, JP 12 151
Watanabe, Hisayoshi Tokyo, JP 40 236

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