Magnetic head having a reader overcoat with DLC and a recessed writer overcoat without DLC

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PATENT NO 9659587
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14934453

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A magnetic head includes a slider defining an air bearing surface (ABS) and having a trailing face approximately orthogonal to the ABS. A transducer is disposed on the trailing face and includes a reader and a writer. The writer comprises a non-ferromagnetic writer encapsulate material, and includes a ferromagnetic write pole embedded in the non-ferromagnetic writer encapsulate material. The reader comprises a non-ferromagnetic reader encapsulate material, and includes a magnetoresistive sensor stack embedded in the non-ferromagnetic reader encapsulate material. The magnetic head further includes a novel dual overcoat having a writer overcoat material disposed on the writer, and a reader overcoat material disposed on the reader. The reader overcoat material comprises diamond-like carbon (DLC), and the writer overcoat material does not comprise DLC. An example method for fabricating the novel dual overcoat is also disclosed.

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  • WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT), LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Khamnualthong, Nattaporn Lamlukka, TH 6 14
Phongwanitchaya, Sakthavorn Patumtani, TH 2 7
Siangchaew, Krisda Ta Sai, TH 10 60

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